GALLERY: ENJOY A SAMPLE OF IMAGES IN VARIOUS PROJECT STAGE
Sketch
Sketch
Sketch
Sketching is a critical part of the process. We explore your school, talk with marketing, athletics, and other key staff, and develop something that everyone is excited to develop. And yes, we frequently keep the project under wraps if you want to surprise your fans.
Clay
Sketch
Sketch
Using photos that we've gathered after the sketch phase, we begin working in clay. Depending on your contract and the deliverables, we may make a small model or go straight to life size. You're able to see the project at several stages of the development.
Finished Casting
No turning back now, but why would you want to? The only thing more exciting than the finished product is seeing your customers interact with it. We recommend posting a hashtag behind the poster so you can follow all of the photos shared on social media.
From the Fans
"The new Rhett bench is becoming one of the most popular spots on campus. Taking an athlete recruit on a campus tour, the women’s basketball coaching staff couldn’t resist a friendly sit-down: assistant coach Sarah Hope (COM’17) (from left), head coach Marisa Moseley (CAS’04), and assistant coaches Kate Barnosky and Darren Bennett. Donated by the BU Alumni Council, Rhett was designed by sculptor Virgil Oertle and is between the BU Beach and the Alan and Sherry Leventhal Admissions Center."
-Cydney Scott, BU Today, Boston University
BU Alumni Instagram Video
(see Photo by Cydney Scott on gallery page)
"The unveiling was AMAZING. We have had so much activity around the Highlander. When we unveiled it, we had the university president, athletics director, Highlander mascot, bagpiper, cheerleaders, dance squad and our alumni board. We had a grand audience of faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members."
-Laura Turk
Executive Director for Alumni Relations, Radford University
"The bench is a focal point on our campus, located outside the building housing among other things, our university president and enrollment management services. It is photographed often when prospective students and alumni visit campus. It’s absolutely gorgeous."
-Susie Hoffman
Director, Washburn Alumni Association, Washburn University
"The sculpture bench at UNT has become such an icon on campus…big hit!"
– Zane Reif, Ph.D.
Director Purdue Memorial Union, Purdue University
Former Sr. Director University Union, Gateway Center, Coliseum, University of North Texas
“Everyone loves taking a picture on the Cosmo Bench, especially on the weekends and during graduation. We see athletes, new students, current students and just about everyone sitting with Cosmo.”
-Sterling May, manager of The Wall at BYU
The Digital Universe
Rhett bench, Boston University