Sculpture creation doesn’t necessarily proceed at a rapid pace. Care is taken to the initial concept of how a piece will look. Then, as the sculpture is worked on, it starts to talk back and have a mind of its own. Each stage is its own journey.

For each bronze, the piece’s size is determined and perhaps a structural armature is created to support the work. The piece is executed in clay. At the point when its decided the piece is “finished”, there are still several more stages to go through before the work is complete:

• A plaster and rubber mold is made around the clay, creating a “negative” image. Wax is poured into the mold, producing another “positive”, in other words: replicating the clay.

•A plaster mold specifically made around this new wax “positive” creates what will hold the final bronze. Molten or liquid bronze will be poured into this mold at the foundry, melting and replacing the wax in the process.

•Once cooled, this plaster is broken open and the piece is removed from its casing. At this point, the metal has a brassy appearance.

•A patina is then applied to the gold-toned bronze and cured, which gives the piece its final rich and somewhat varied appearance.