Working in Virginia means encountering our history up close--such as this pre-Civil War structure for the workers on this plantation near the Shanandoah Valley. We cleaned, primed and coated the old panels with black acrylic.

The only reason the "after photo" is missing is that when I picked up the left-over pails of material, the day was rainy and foggy. I predict I will have an "after photo" by the end of summer. NOTE: See July 20th entry of this blog