Bronze
3" x 2" 7"
2015
Bronze
8" x 9" x 10"
2015
Bronze
2" x 2" x 7"
2015
Bronze
2015
2” x 3” x 6”
Bronze, walnut
2016
4” x 4” x 9”
Bronze
2017
5” x 2” x 7”
Aluminum, bicycle chain, gear
2017
12” x 3” x 9”
Bronze, bicycle chain
2016
11” x 7” 14”
Rear view
Bronze
2018
9” x 6” x 13”
Bronze
2018
5” x 3” x 10”
Bronze
2018
4” x 3” x 7”
Bronze
2019
5” x 3” x 6”
Historical and structural restoration of a crumbled section of the stone balustrade at Church of the Advocate in North Philadelphia.
John N. Phillips of Phillips Casting on site
Photo taken from the sidewalk
The missing links
The final product
The start of the rubber mold making process
Start of the plaster mother mold
Hollow plaster casts to match the patterns
John marks the mold with the needed patterns
Stainless steel structural armature for attaching casts to existing balustrade.
The cement patterns are casted with the armature embedded
Fun day shoveling snow off the scaffolding
The final hollow casted cement patterns are suspended and bolted together to be secured in place
The hollow casts are filled in completely with fiber re-enforced cement.
Bandsaw blade, Cherry
2015
Perspective angle
Bandsaw blade, Cherry
2015
Perspective angle
Bandsaw blade, Walnut
2015
Perspective angle