SCULPTURE OF THE WEEK 12/19

This week I wanted to tell you about my sculpture, Ange de Fantasie. Created in bronze and standing atop a base of rough-cut green marble, Ange de Fantasie has a bit of Crique du Soleil, and a bit of pure fantasy. First I apply a patina with fire and chemicals, then hand apply a luxurious mixture of metallic waxes. She was chosen for the cover of Tampa Bay Magazine in their holiday issue of last year. I thought it would be fitting to share her story with you this holiday season, a year after the editorial in Tampa Bay Magazine was published!

New Piece in Progress

I wanted to put up a picture of a new piece that is in progress, to show the steps that go into making a bronze sculpture. Before they can be cast in bronze, they are sculpted out of clay. Here is my new sculpture that I've been working on, called "No More Broken Angels".

 

She has plexiglass wings and stands on a block of glass. Once she is completed, she will be sent to the foundry, where they will go through the various steps to casting her in bronze. She will then be hand patinaed (colored) and put on a custom glass block, and her wings will be attached to her bronze back. I wanted to create a sculpture brimming with emotion, yet still retaining some hope. I will be posting more pictures as the process continues to complete one of my newest sculptures, "No More Broken Angels."

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