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Fun Pictures
Erno Ovari, President of Copper Exclusive, assists a model in a dress by Bella Vista Bridal, into the copper archway for a photo shoot. Whew! Our copper work is done, the lift is over and now we can concentrate more on other fun stuff! We have been very fortunate to have met some great people and to have made wonderful new friends during our time in Charleston. One such person is pro photographer,... [Read more]
The Lift
Our hearts skipped a beat as the beautiful copper spire was lifted to its home at the top of the cathedral. What a sight it was to see and how incredible it made all of us feel! At 151 feet (well, 167 including the cross) the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is now one of the tallest buildings in town! Regardless of how its height compares, it will certainly remain as one of the most iconic pieces... [Read more]
Our Copper Pieces at the Cathedral
We’re back! Our pieces have been carefully trucked in from our Goose Creek workshop to the cathedral on Broad Street in downtown Charleston. Tomorrow is the big day! The tower lift! We still owe you all some videos from previous posts–and they’re coming, but rest assured we’re making a video of this lift, too. We’ll work hard to get all these posted ASAP. Today... [Read more]
Our Finished Ornamental Copper Pieces
Like we mentioned in the last post, we’ve got just a little bit of finishing details to wrap up upon our return in a couple of weeks. But for the most part, our pieces are complete. Video is on its way! [View with PicLens] ... [Read more]
We’re coming home! (Well, we’ll be back…)
We’re heading back to our homes and office in Utah this evening, but we’ll be back here in a couple of weeks to finalize everything before the big, exciting lift. Before we left, we fitted the finials to the lightning protections and finished the gilding on the collar at the base of the cross. We have pictures, but as we will be traveling, it will be a few days before we can make our... [Read more]
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