The Casting Process

Original steel sculptures are created by building an armature of mild steel and feeding molten steel on to this with a MIG welder to build up the final form. Mild steel is malleable so a process of bending, grinding and polishing leads to the  final sculpture.

Hot cast bronzes are created in a limited edition of 15. This process uses the original to create a mould and a lengthy process of casting a wax, creating a secondary ceramic mould when the ‘lost wax’ is melted, and finally bronze metal poured. Patination  follows to create the final sculpture.

Cold cast versions of each sculpture are also available. This process uses the same mould and bronze resin is poured directly into the mould. It is a shorter process and resin is less costly than bronze therefore the result is a quality sculpture at a more affordable price.

All of the sculptures can be displayed indoors and outdoors. However the steel originals will rust on the surface so should be primarily considered for indoor display. Both hot and cold cast bronzes are fine outdoors although over  time cold cast may benefit from a service to re-treat the surface finish depending upon the look that is desired.

Some of the sculptures require a base. Standard bases are flat bronze for the hot cast bronzes, or mild steel for the originals and cold cast bronzes have a mild steel or resin base.

Lead times if I do not have what you want already cast are typically 8-12 weeks, dependent on how busy the foundry’ is.