- The mould, clay, registration and pouring hole for the wax.
- The silicon – smoothed with washing up liquid.
- Plaster
- The waxes, out of the silicon mould, ready to clean upCups and sprues added and the first coat of ceramic shell
- Fully coated in ceramic shell, about ten coats applied, an hour apart. Two without silica, two fine and the others coarse
- The bottom of the cup is chopped of and the wax melted out
- Small cracks are repaired with silica and then the shell is reheated before the pour
- The pour
- The silica needs to be knocked then sandblasted off. The bronze needs to be fettled = cleaned up and spare bronze recycled.
- Propane – black dye patina and wax added.
- The finished piece with the frame.
A-N Artist Bursary – The Weight of Bronze
Thoughts on bronze during my course and residency at the Scottish Sculpture Workshop, funded by A-N Artist Bursaries 2018. www.clareburnett.net
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