Camouflaged under a bush or in a discreet corner, a downspout rarely wins the prize for a home`s sexiest or most charming accoutrement. Unless you collaborate with Vladimir Sumchenko, a Vancouver metalsmith who turns common copper and stainless steel into shiny-scaled garden snakes, crouching frogs, herons, geese, dragonflies -- or an elephant or two for pachyderm-passionate customers.
Camouflaged under a bush or in a discreet corner, a downspout rarely wins the prize for a home`s sexiest or most charming accoutrement. Unless you collaborate with Vladimir Sumchenko, a Vancouver metalsmith who turns common copper and stainless steel into shiny-scaled garden snakes, crouching frogs, herons, geese, dragonflies -- or an elephant or two for pachyderm-passionate customers.