TSO History
The Calvary Chapel fellowship hall at the first location on Highland Avenue – right front corner – Hey look it’s Crystal – she was one of the first to volunteer to change the room into a Narnian Castle!
Right back corner, music playing, Maya is behind the counter fixing something delicious – boy do we miss her!
Front left corner, completely scrubbed and ready for plaster.
Back left corner, shows the outside exit, where we spent a lot of time sitting on the porch to rest our weary backs.
This was the preliminary space plan, of course we later, we would do whatever it took to fit everyone in! A small intimate venue that was greatly blessed by the Lord, with many attendees.
Now let’s fast forward about 40 days later, hundreds of volunteer hours, and we can hardly believe we are almost finished…
John Coffey, resident artist, and designer putting the finishing touches on the Wardrobe. Notice the block work in the background, those babies were each hand finished by the many volunteers – they came and went from early morning to late at night. All worked diligently, plastering the walls, measuring, drawing lines, painting a base coat, sponging another coat, smearing another coat, adding another color, adding the wash, adding some more color and then adding in the shadows, and then hours and hours of line painting. After all this was done, photos were printed and glued onto select blocks and then the faux finish started all over again, to make it look like the block was cut and the picture lied within it… ….very mysterious.
Lisa, wishing John were here because she has no idea how to paint like he does! It was very late, we were trying to finish up in time for our first concert with Tom Westbay.
We worked hard but didn’t make our deadline, quite okay – though, because Tom Westbay was incredible! It was an awesome night of music and ministry! Remember the blue chairs in the first photos? Yep, same ones! We had a slew of volunteers, removing the backs and bottoms, scrubbing the frames, making templates, tracing, cutting fabric, pinning, sewing, stapling, and putting the backs and bottoms back on – when all was said and done over 40 chairs got a very nice makeover, and they are still holding up strong! Can’t forget to mention the table linens – we could not find affordable wheat colored linens, so white linens were purchased at Sam’s club and then Maya, Emily and Lela spent hours dying them in coffee – they came out the perfect weathered color!
Nice shot showing the wardrobe, see the outline of the coat on the left.
People arriving, it’s so exciting!
Coffee anyone?
Volunteers in the kitchen serving up lattes.
Pastor Chris, welcoming everyone.
Tom, ministering with his amazing music.
Tom brings up his lovely daughter to sing a couple songs with him, to be so young and yet so talented – the apple didn’t fall far from the tree
Back to work…
John painting with the grace and speed of an eagle, and Lisa trying to understand the instructions John is giving her. John sketched his concept out on a piece of paper and then drew it onto the wall very quickly. The painting went quickly because John did most of it! Thanks John – you are truly amazing!
The finished wardrobe, it came out quite nice, don’t you think? Notice the mic trying to pick up and transmit audio from Narnia.
