present your organization’s architectural icon as a timeless memento.

We create meticulously detailed replicas of your organization’s architectural icons that serve as more than just mementos of appreciation. They are distinctive gifts that carry the weight of your legacy.

Imagine the delight of donors as they receive a unique memento that expresses sincere gratitude for their invaluable contribution.

These miniature replicas hold immense potential in retail settings. They captivate alumni, sports enthusiasts, and other markets.

Xavier University Of Louisiana chose their administration building in New Orleans as their primary subject for a gift giving program.

The finished product is a cold-cast quartz crystal resin memento that can be marketed as a seasonal ornament, includes a detailed enclosure card, and an organza gift bag.

A THOUGHTFUL WAY TO EXPRESS YOUR GRATITUDE

John Marc Anderson studios specializes in immortalizing the grandeur of architecturally significant buildings and landmarks using a proprietary process to create the perfect gift for patrons, students, new donors, and retail branding.

Providing a meaningful “thank you” can help retain and engage inactive donors, too. We’ll help you create a gift that has long lasting impact, and is reasonably priced.

We create a three dimensional relief of your subject in our design studio using a variety of architectural modeling materials. The original relief work is intentionally stylized so that it maintains an artistic sensibility.

Our institutional advancement program is a unique way to memorialize and capture an iconic landmark at your university or setting and create the perfect gift for donors, alumni, or for resale in your retail environments.

Your original relief can be stylized and treated with many finishes after being laser scanned for miniatures. The original becomes the property of the purchasing institution. Xavier University Of Louisiana chose our ***Heritage Historic*** palette, which features a weathered and distressed look.

We begin with a site visit to your location, documenting and photographing your subject. In our studios, we create a stylized original relief work of your landmark.

From our site visit, we create a sketch prior to creating a relief and working model of your subject.

Your original relief is laser scanned by our engineering team and used to make 3D prints of smaller variations of the subject to be used to create a variety of product options.

After laser scanning the original relief work, our studio prints high resolution 3D images in various sizes of the image for use in assorted product options.

Our high resolution 3D printers miniaturize and generate the original copies of your memento in a variety of sizes.

A high resolution 3D print is used to create silicone molds to cast our mineral infused resin. The finished product is a crystallized quartz material that is only available through our studio.

The finished memento size and presentation will vary, depending upon the configuration of the subject. Tall, upright buildings or icons will be presented in vertical fashion, buildings with longer front elevations, horizontally.

Each individual work is uniquely hand crafted and signed by artist John Marc Anderson. For more information, call our studio at (985) 966-3000 for packages and pricing information.

Prices vary depending upon the complexity of the subject matter, accessibility of the site, and other factors.

Each individual gift is signed in gold by artist John Marc Anderson, adding a distinctive, personal touch.

Your architectural icon can also be captured as a sterling silver pin. This particular piece has been given a patina to further enhance contrast. We partner with a New Orleans fine metal clay artist to cast these one of a kind products from our original molds.

HOW TO GET YOUR PROJECT STARTED

The process of starting your John Marc Anderson Art memento project is easy. All of our projects begin with an on-site visit by artist John Marc Anderson, who photographs and documents the building or architectural element, and surveys the immediate environment.

We are based in the New Orleans area, so remote projects will include travel costs, typically requiring a 48 hour window to conduct the field survey. Once the survey is finished, creating your original model will begin.

Using a variety of specialized materials, the original is finished, sealed, painted, and stained. The original is then laser scanned, and 3D images are created and printed in durable materials to be used as masters for the silicone molds used to cast the memento product.

After casting, each memento is hand sanded, sealed, embellished, packaged, and shipped to you. Turn around time for the typical project is 6-8 weeks. A minimum order would include the original relief work, which ranges in size, along with 200 pieces in the memento size (approximately 3-4” x 5-6”).

Want more information? Call 985 966 3000 for a personalized consultation.

PAST PROJECTS AND SUCCESS STORIES

Original relief of The St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana. This was a three quarter elevation depiction, and the lower section of the Cathedral was intentionally removed.

From majestic cathedrals to city skylines, urban landmarks, and even a classic New Orleans streetcar, Marc has created a prolific curated collection of relief works.

The original reliefs are laser scanned to create smaller sizes that can be used in a variety of projects.