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Terracotta & Cast Stone Gargoyles, Keystones, Sullivanesque, Custom Commissions By Wolff

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    Louis Sullivan, Elmsley, Schneider James W Scoville building Chicago, mold

    December 8, 2018

    Now with the clay model done and ready to make the mold of this interesting webbed lotus flower motif, I have begun that process today and will be finishing it to-morrow A timelapse video of the process; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBhOYdwVyhU

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    Louis Sullivan, Elmsley, Schneider James W Scoville building Chicago, model finished 12/7/2018

    December 7, 2018

    I’m finished with this Sullivanesque model now and plan to start making the mold to-morrow morning. it’s moist clay, somewhat firmer than it was as it started losing moisture, but it’s still delicate and a paint brush can leave marks on the surface so I have to almost flow the first coat of rubber on rather than firmly brushing it on. I wanted to get the mold made before it dries since as it dries and becomes completely dry the clay shrinks about 15%, and then when pressed clay copies are made those would also shrink almost that much, so the double shrinkage of about 25% would seriously reduce the…

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    Louis Sullivan, Elmsley, Schneider James W Scoville building Chicago, progress for 11/21/2018

    November 21, 2018

    More detailing is roughed in as is the background texturing, the clay needs to firm up a little before I finish it up. Hope to get that done this week and weekend, and make the rubber mold next weekend.

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    Louis Sullivan, Elmsley, Schneider James W Scoville building Chicago, progress for 11/17/2018

    November 17, 2018

    A timelapse showing some basic rough texturing of the model's background.

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    Louis Sullivan, Elmsley, Schneider James W Scoville building Chicago, progress for 11/9/2018

    November 9, 2018

    Some more progresss for today! And today Nov 10th. The sales link for the pressed terracotta is here https://www.urbansculptures.com/cart/product/sullivanesque-panel-after-james-w-scoville-chicago-nr-ls-2/ There will be an interior cast-stone version available first.    

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    Louis Sullivan, Elmsley, Schneider James W Scoville building Chicago, progress for 11/3/2018

    November 4, 2018

    More progress today roughing out the upper half of this Adler & Louis Sullivan, George Elmsley, Kristian Schneider, James W Scoville building 1894 design  

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