March 30th, 2009 | Posted in Bronze, Poems, Uncategorized | 8 Comments »

Hi Everyone,

Last week Ron, my hubby, made a rock  base for the Indian woman.  So I decided to take some pics of her on the base since she’s almost finished.  What do you think of the base?  I think that it gives her an earthy feel.  He made the sculpture base out of papercrete which is just concrete with sand and a bunch of shredded paper.  The paper makes the base lighter. 

To view pics of her please click here below:

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January 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Bronze, Sculpture | Leave a comment »

Side view of Indian Sculpture.

Indian Woman Sculpture WIP

The Indian feathers have temporarily been removed, well, actually, they fell off.   I only had placed them on the head just to see if I wanted feathers on her.  I think that I will do them but turn them upside down and add some beads as well in her hair. 

The Indian woman’s back view was too husky so I feminized her quite a bit.  Here are some pics showing her prior to adding texture.  Ideally it would be good to create the texture simply from making the forms of the back.  In order to have the soft shades of grey in the shadows of the back, I found that I needed to utilize the brush dipped in water.   This brush is carefully dragged over the surface until I get the forms just right. 

To see more pictures of her please click below.

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January 15th, 2009 | Posted in Bronze, Sculpture | 4 Comments »

Finished Wax for Bronze

This wax is a western woman—my latest sculpture soon to go into bronze.  The foundry poured 2 waxes and sent them to me via UPS.  In the summer, I’d have to go to the foundry and pick up the wax myself for fear they might melt in a delivery truck.   Much work goes into having the waxes finished as seen above. 

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January 15th, 2009 | Posted in Bronze | Leave a comment »

Sometimes friends and family will ask about how the process works for making a bronze sculpture.  It is a very involved process for sure.  Once understood, people realize why bronzes are so costly.  A lot of work goes into the making of each bronze in the edition. Never is there a reduction in steps or shortcuts.  The work has to be done every step of the way but upon conclusion will be a beautiful, shiny, and glowing rendition of the original artwork.   

Below is a simplified explanation of how the process works.  If you have any questions then just ask and I’ll do my best to explain. J

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