Gargoyles, corbels, statues are fascinating works of art in southeast Michigan

Sometimes, they’re frighteningly ugly, the things nightmares are made from. Sometimes, they’re angelic or they pay homage to others.
And sometimes, “grotesque” can be the most appropriate word for them.
Yet a hundred years ago, longer in some cases, the artisans who spent countless days and weeks crafting and chiseling limestone or granite must have seen the absolute beauty in what they were creating, and believed it would last a lifetime.
What’s this about? All you need to do is stop and look up.