Kentucky Fried Galah

This is the second work in my motel sign series, exploring the Kentucky Fried theme. It introduces red oak plywood as a background material, and I’m particularly drawn to the subtle texture and warmth it brings to the work.
In this piece, and in Wish You Were Here, the swimming pool cutouts make their first appearance. They emerged quite by accident while I was experimenting with colour. A couple of years earlier, I had sketched a number of pool-inspired ideas, so it’s exciting to finally see those concepts taking shape in these works.
The oversized arrow was truly a labour of love. Its distinctive cutout is framed by a classic mid-century furniture detail, first introduced in Vessel and Void. The frame of Kentucky Fried Galah has also undergone a subtle evolution. While retaining my signature curved corners, the profile is now rectangular and more streamlined. This cleaner approach may well become the direction for future work.