Mount Baker Orchid Society Show

[Bud]

WOW! your exhibit is very impressive, Ron ! Attention to details and the juxtaposition of the plants to compliment each other surpasses beyond aesthetics.
The glass enclosement is quite simple but the overall product is awesome.

[ronaldhanko]

Originally Posted by ezil

Fantastic display! And gorgeous pictures as usual. Ron, I wish you would become a member of our society as well. We'd love to have your display. Our show is in Feb. so you could always consider it a "dry run". I know you would make me very happy!

I'd love to come up - love it as much to see our kids and grandkids as to be a member of your society.

[ronaldhanko]

Originally Posted by Bud

WOW! your exhibit is very impressive, Ron ! Attention to details and the juxtaposition of the plants to compliment each other surpasses beyond aesthetics.
The glass enclosement is quite simple but the overall product is awesome.

Thanks, Bud. Really appreciate the nice compliment about aesthetics - that's the hardest for me.

[Wynn Dee13]

I went to the show and your display was beautiful! I kept coming back to look again! I didn't know that was your display. Maybe next year I can meet you. I think I'm going to join the Mount Baker Orchid Society so maybe I will before then. Congrats on the award!

[calypsoB]

Beautiful! What are the plants on? It reminds me of Lava

[ronaldhanko]

Originally Posted by Wynn Dee13

I went to the show and your display was beautiful! I kept coming back to look again! I didn't know that was your display. Maybe next year I can meet you. I think I'm going to join the Mount Baker Orchid Society so maybe I will before then. Congrats on the award!

Thanks for looking and commenting. Hope that you join our society and really look forward to meeting you, perhaps at our April meeting!?

[ronaldhanko]

Originally Posted by calypsoB

Beautiful! What are the plants on? It reminds me of Lava

Hi Calypso (if you look at my Flickr photostream you'll see I just posted a picture of your namesake). The base for the display is made to look like lava but is simply styrofoam - sheets of 2" foam glued together and carved into shape and then painted. The first coat is a black oil base paint very lightly applied which melts the styrofoam a bit and makes it more realistic. It's subsequently painted with various other colors, including grey, moss green and dark brown.

[Tetouan]

wow amazing display!!

[ronaldhanko]

Thanks, Tetouan. Appreciate your taking the time to comment.