Here’s a little video clip showing how I need to set this model up for the mold, should show the complexity of these models and just what is involved in even beginning to mold one. When the mold rubber comes next week and I begin the mold itself more videos will be done then. The video is geared more for technical details for novice colleagues in the sculpture trade, but clients and others can follow along.
In recent months I have been trying to come up with a domain name that is both easier to relay on the phone, as well as for clients to remember, and which more accurately reflects the current direction of my work.
I was finding so many people would mis-hear urbansculptures.com as lostIN newyorkcity.com
Also, since my models are no longer confined to ornaments found just in New York City, but have gone on to France, Chicago and other places- I felt it was time to come up with one that more accurately addresses what I do.
So after many choice considerations I decided on urbansculptures.com, with the “urban” portion covering it well. I considered citysculptures but “city” which can be very small didn’t seem to quite match what is really only an urban architectural phenomenon, so I dismissed that from consideration as a candidate.
Both urls/sites will function and likely be duplicated at least for now, and while files are edited to change links- some of the pages will direct back to or pull images and content from urbansculptures.com.
Eventually the old domain will probably no longer be hosted, and will simply re-direct to the new url.
So it would be a good idea to update your bookmarks at some point, though as I mention- the old url will function and eventually re-direct to the new.
I bought 2 of these cornice lions that purportedly came from The Barry apartment building (1926) which may have had additional floors added to it or renovations of some kind.
The Barry is located in Chicago at 3100 N. Sheridan Road, designed in 1925 by Robert DeGolyer, a prominent Chicago architect.
The lady had 3 of these and a couple of blocks with flowers, and two finials, I only bought 2 lions based on a poor photo for $75 each. Now that I have the 2 here they are nice sculptures, pretty cute, so I bought the last one.
Interesting how many variations there are depicting something as standard and familiar as a lion’s face, just when I think there can’t possibly be another way to depict one, I find something.
I’ve seen these metal rats often on my way up or down town on bike, they are really unique, as are the rosettes which instead of having petals or leaves as is typical, they are made up of rat heads arranged in a design!
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The rain canopy above the entrance to the Graybar Building at Grand Central Terminal has three support rods, designed to mimic the mooring lines of ships. The unusual detail includes three metal rats, abutting against the cone shaped baffles that were used to discourage rats from embarking. The rosettes from which the ropes emanate are adorned with rat heads.
The 351-foot Art Deco skyscraper, completed in 1927 at 420 Lexington Avenue, is more Assyrian in style, but the architects, Sloan & Robertson had previously done numerous buidlings with nautical themes.
