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I
sculpt the original piece in clay ,wax ,etc. and then molds are
taken of it . Then , through many intensive steps and processes
the cast bronze piece is accomplished. The results are both timeless
in their durability and stunning .
During
the years 1996-97 I created the sculpture " Who Goes There".
This large cast bronze piece ( 40 cm high x 58 cm long x 40 cm
wide ) has two Grizzly Bears on a eroded and shattered section
of rock which is fixed on a walnut burl base. Both the bears and
rocks were sculpted in wax , then molds were taken of each of
the 3 pieces which enabled me to have all the pieces cast into
bronze.
I put a patina on the finished bronze which protects the metal
and gives a translucency to the surface. This is the first of
30 castings of the piece and can be purchased for $10,000.oo US.
When two male grizzly bears meet , they show off their size to
each other ,and if one is bigger , the smaller one will usually
leave .If both bears are around the same size then they will fight
to see who is dominant.
 
I was commissioned
in 1997 by the Caldwell Foundry in Calgary , AB. to sculpt in
clay two fish . Each panel , measuring 122 cm square , had a reliefed
fish sculpted in it ; one being a koho salmon and the other a
brown trout. . Each panel had a mold taken of it which was used
to make bronze castings of both ( 4ft. sq. ) pieces .Each panel
weighed in at 400 lbs . and were used as doors for subterranean
mechanical rooms ,at the Smed Owner's Estate , outside Calgary
,AB .

This is a
photo of the sculpted clay original of the koho salmon ( 4 ft.
sq.) panel from which a mold was taken so that a copy in cast
bronze could be made . Each panel took me 8 days to model.

My last commission
in 1996 was for Smed International Inc .. I was asked to make
a bronze plaque with the faces of the Owner's parents on it which
took me one month . I sculpted the original in wax and made a
mold of it to facilitate the production of a cast bronze plaque
that was installed at the owner's estate outside Calgary AB. .A
second copy was later commissioned for the Smed Head Office and
Manufacturing Plant . I applied a patina to the ( 60 cm high x
80 cm wide x 5 cm thick ) panel for protection and the color allows
for visual contrast in the surface of the metal .
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