DETAILS:          The 10' Dome AFTER and BEFORE
Steps before in reverse
Faux finishes, sky murals, goldwork, antiquing, gilding, murals, tromp loeil, artists, artwork, architectural painters, licensed contractor, Art, faux
Hiding the Rope lighting behind a
custom 1"h wall
Aluminum Ornametal metal work  for
installation
Welding previously installed brackets to
metal work by SchuVega Ironworks
Arranging architectural components for
template to be taped to center of dome
Components layed out on paper
sprayed with gold takes care of
painting while creating the template
Close-up of components
The 22' scaffold is set up with the chandelier
lowered to sit below the planks.  The sky and
some clouds are hand painted in.  The outer
ring cown moulding is gilded before installation
of components and metal work
Sample of colors to be
used in the dome
Schematic drawing with specs for SchuVega Ironworks
Design by:  Nini de la Vega
12/10/07
Dome: San Marino, CA
layout drawing plans for
Ornamental work
Photograph of actual dome area of
computer graphic mechanically drawn
over to offer an example of what can
happen in the foyer.
A couple of other Options for the dome
Stepping back to take a look,
just in case we missed
something before scaffold
breakdown
A couple of the onlays selected as
components to be installed encircling
the top center of the dome
from our friends at Pearlworks
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