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That's a solid platform if you decide to run for office.
I'm a Stonemason, the actual issue, beyond modern architecture not taking weather into proper regard(I.e. shedding rain as a part of design) and more of minimalist bent to modern buildings, is the lack of skilled stone cutters. It's a dying trade, and at least where I am (Scotland) schools keep closing down as there's not enough students to keep the schools open.
The platform to run on would be to support and encourage trades and keeping the old knowledge alive.
It's just another trade being eliminated by cheap manufacturing. Anyone with a 3D printer could download a gargoyle design, create an injection mold, and fill it with a fiber-plastic that resembles stone at a distance. While it requires talent and investment upfront, you could manufacture thousands of gargoyles in the time it takes a stonemason to make one by hand. It could be lighter, more detailed, and cheaper. And if you were to create market demand, you'll find 100 knockoff manufacturers coming out of countries without labor laws or IP protections.
Imho, do it. We need a little more decorative element in our buildings. Brutalism is not good.
I'll buy one, but I'm not going to make them. I barely have time to get the dishes done and keep up with laundry.