Freedom: the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. This is just one of many definitions of "freedom" on Dictionary.com. Depending on your background and experiences, freedom may mean many things to you. The Jewish community celebrates freedom in many holiday observances, including Passover, commemorating when Jews left slavery in Egypt and began … [Read more...]
Bronze Sculpture Comes to Life, part 4
Finally, the piece is ready to really come to life! The sculpture is cooled and the ceramic shell is broken away, leaving the bronze piece. The piece is then chased, re-detailed, welded together if necessary and polished ready for the patina process. Using an artisan's torch the bronze is heated and chemicals are applied to create various patinas. Various chemicals are applied and a blowtorch … [Read more...]
Bronze Sculpture Art for Sale: Process of Creating a Bronze Sculpture, part 3
In the next stage of the creation process, the ceramic mold is built by dipping the wax casting into a ceramic investment liquid a number of times, building up the structure of the mold. Between each drip, it is allowed to dry. The ceramic shell is then fired and the wax melts out of the shell creating a hollow shell. (Remember that we call this the "lost wax method.") Liquid bronze is poured … [Read more...]
Process of Creating a Bronze Sculpture, part 2
As described in the last post about how to create a bronze sculpture, the process of creating a sculpture from inspiration to creation is multi-faceted. Once the clay sculpture is complete, the first step in the casting process is to apply liquid rubber to the clay sculpture to create an exact model of the piece. Then, this is covered with a ceramic plaster substance to give it structure. When … [Read more...]
Bronze Sculpture Art for Sale: Creative Process, part I
If you're a sculpture art aficionado, you may wonder how bronze sculpture art comes to life. True sculpture artistry is a long and involved process that takes time and many steps to ensure the best possible outcome. The sculpting process begins when I create an armature. This wire frame is the skeleton, or rough outline, of the piece and provides the initial form. The armature pictured here … [Read more...]
Crystal Sculpture of a Snowy Owl
In addition to honoring dancers and creating many works representing the human form in action, I enjoy sculpting wildlife. When you review my gallery of available sculptures, you'll see several works showcasing birds in flight, blue herons, a sailfish, a spoonbill, a striper fish and giraffes, just to name a few. However, of all of the wildlife I've immortalized in my art, this work, "Snowy … [Read more...]