Fleur de Lis Final Product

This is the resulting Fleur de Lis after sanding and creating a master mold.

Scagliola

Scagliola is a plastering method that is used to replicate marble.

Shade and Shadow Studies

Here are a few sketches I made while determining how shadows interact with spheres, cylinders, and cubes.

Sketch of Fleur de Lis

This is a sketch that I made before modeling the Fleur de Lis in clay.  I changed the design a little when I moved into the clay, but the sketch was useful in determining overall dimensions and shadow effects.

Fleur De Lis

This is a model of a fleur de lis that I carved in clay for my model and mold class at ACBA.

Clawing the Final Stone for Folly Interior Door

This is a picture of me removing mass from a brownstone with a claw. The interior door of the Hundisburg Folly was completed upon the working working of this stone.

Exterior Windows of Hundisburg Folly

Limestones from a building that previously existed on the Castle Hundisburg property. The stones were worked to obtain an that is 120 cm high by 90 cm wide.

Finished Brownstones for Interior Door

Six finished brownstones that will be used to construct the interior door of the folly. Each stone measures 46 cm L x 20 cm W x 25 cm H.

Site of Hundisburg Folly

Presenting drawings at the site of the folly.

News Coverage of Hundisburg Folly

Sam Friedman, Dean Emeritus Warren, and I present our drawings for the Hundisburg Folly to German news journalists.

Brownstone Interior Door

The interior door of the Hundisburg Folly will be constructed with brownstone.  Each stone will be cut and worked to a height of 25 cm.

Castle Hundisburg Plaster Work

Amazing ornamental plaster work found at Castle Hundisburg.

Half-Timbered Houses

View of an alley in Quedlinburg, Germany that is filled with traditional half-timbered houses.

Exterior Windows of Hundisburg Folly

Two exterior windows that are comprised of sections of limestone that have been worked to fit together. These window sections will be stored until installed at a later date.

Exterior Door of Hundisburg Folly

This door was created by working several sections of both lime and sandstones to fit together like puzzle pieces.  When installed, the door will be 2 m wide and have an opening of 90 cm.

Garden in Quedlinburg, Germany

Garden in the courtyard of a castle in Quedlinburg, Germany

Ancient Stone Ruins

This ancient stone watchtower is located in a park outside of Hundisburg, Germany

Proposed Drawing of Folly Interior

Proposed design for Hundisburg Folly. The inside will be rendered, while the exterior will consist of exposed stone.

Proposed Drawing of Hundisburg Folly

This is the proposed drawing of the traditional side of a folly that is being created at Hundisurg Castle.

Domiane Forte Demonstration

Domiane Forte worked with the ACBA students during the 2014 MBA festival in Charleston, SC where he shared his knowledge of shade and shadow and different drawing mediums.

Pierre Finklestein Demonstration

Renown decorative painter, Pierre Finklestein, was kind enough to stop by the American College of the Building Arts for the MBA festival and conduct a shade and shadow demsonstration

 

Arch drawing

Conceptual drawing of by Sam Friedman showing the combination of several brick and stone projects that we have been working on this semester

This is a photo of a return that I am finishing today.

MK Diamond Masonry Saw

A gracious donation in support of the ACBA masonry program.

Masters of the Building Arts Festival

During the week of March 24-29, the students became the teachers. The American College of the Building Arts hosted the 10th annual MBA festival where professional plasters from around the country came to learn how to run plaster moldings.  It was a little intimidating to teach professionals how to run plaster, but in the end, everybody departed with a solid foundation on how to run plaster on a table.  T

Molding Created by Workshop Attendee

Compressing Marittimo

Marittimo is a plaster product that is produced by American Clay.  It consists of crushed shells and is applied as a second coat.  The process of sealing  Marittimo involves soaking the area with a felt brush, texturizing the surface with a sponge, and compressing with a gentle pass of the trowel.

Brick Arch

Looks like an arch to me!  Each brick was cut to fit the parameters of the design, and are resting on the support form that will be used during assembly.

Stone Arch

This stone arch is currently being crafted by fellow classmates Adam Schrauth, Sam Friedman, and Prof. Patrick Webb.

   

Horsing Up

These are a few images of the parts of a plaster running mold that I made as part of a class project at the American College of the Building Arts in Charleston, South Carolina.  A running mold consists of a profile (knife), stock, horse, brace, angle rule, and core knife.

Tuck-Pointing

When re-pointing historic bricks, it is important to match the new mortar with the old.  Hand molded bricks are generally fairly soft and porous, so lime is the mortar of choice. Pointing with a mortar that is harder than the original will cause pressure to be relieved through the masonry itself rather than the joint.