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
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 11/4/2018
Making progress on roughing out this Sullivanesque model.
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Louis Sullivan, Elmsley, Schneider James W Scoville building Chicago, progress for 11/3/2018
More progress today roughing out the upper half of this Adler & Louis Sullivan, George Elmsley, Kristian Schneider, James W Scoville building 1894 design