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How Bronze Commissions Are Made

This series of photos shows the process for how sculptures are made.

1.

Meet the model – Victoria.


2.

Weld the Armature – Jay Favorite.


3.

Bare Armature.


4.

Add Styrofoam or metal.


5.

Start adding sculpting clay.


6.

Add more details.


7.

Make it look like the subject.


8.

Finish up in clay.


9.

Crate it up without touching the sides.


10.

All loaded up and ready for a trip to the Foundry.


11.

Some of us sleep on the trip to the Colorado Foundry!


12.

Victoria now cast into Bronze.


13.

Patinas added.


14.

Bill and Casey go to the Sculpture Park waiting for me to finish at the Foundry.


15.

Final finish applied.


16.

All done with Victoria!