Location:
Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells, Texas
Description:
Entrance sign carved in king size brick with extra bed depth for the Piper Cub and the Hiller helicopter. The artist gave the Piper Cub a cast bronze propeller . The surface of both aircraft have fired on glaze. Shown with the artist is grandson Dezi Antonelli.
Installed:
Note of interest---this is the second time the artist created this sign. The first one was completed in 1999---then a drunk driver drove through the wall. This is the redo completed in 2002. A guardrail has now been installed.
Photograph by:
Billie Jean Antonelli (billiejean@k-a-studio.com)