The Sculpture Process
A bronze sculpture begins with an image or idea that is developed by working on several small clay sketches. The full-size model is then sculpted in oil-based clay or wax. From this finished clay sculpture, a rubber mold is made, which is then used to make a finely-detailed wax duplicate for delivery to the bronze foundry. The foundry encases this wax in a liquid ceramic shell, bakes the shell (melting out the wax), and pours molten bronze into this “mold.” The resulting “casting” is then cleaned, inspected, patinaed (colored), and numbered as part of the edition. Each sculpture will have its unique character as a result of this lengthy process, and each number in the edition goes through this entire process, beginning again from pouring wax into the rubber mold.