Look up! or here, to discover the beauty to be found in buildings made of brick.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Brick: three dimensions
Adding relief to a flat surface adds interest for the eye to explore. If you would like to know the location of any of these features, please email me. Most of these photos are taken at old St. Louis schools.
It doesn't take long for the visitor to St. Louis to see that the city is built of brick. The variation is in the ornamentation, and bricklayers were inventive in their craft.
This site will give you an idea of how creative those bricklayers were in the use of brick patterns and incorporation of tiles and other ornamentation.
As I learn to look at the details, more and more of the art and craft of the bricklayer is revealed, and here I offer you some of the visual rewards I have enjoyed.
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