Since Gastronomia Furlan is an entirely fictional shop, I was able to design the sign however I liked. My image was taken from a photo I took 16 years ago in the town of Tolmezzo, the design painted on the wall outside a shop selling knickknacks of fairies, elves, and the like. This character is known as a sbilf, a gnome-like creature who, according to local folklore, lives in the forests of the Carnia mountains.
I made the sign using the same image transfer method as the hanging sign and sandwich board sign in Gelateria Bocelli. First, I laser-printed my design in reverse onto the backing of a sheet of printer labels. Next, I cut a length of 1/16″ x 1″ bass wood and painted it with two coats of white acrylic paint. After cutting out one of the images, I applied Liquitex acrylic gel medium to the wood and placed the image (printed side down) over the wood, gently smoothing the surface to get rid of bubbles and excess goo. I left it to dry for a couple hours before removing the paper to reveal the image.
I gave the sign a wooden border and made the bracket out of wood as well.
I used eye pins to attach the sign to the bracket.
