Last Friday ( Dec 14th) My Bronze Class at Cal State Northridge had its last day of pouring bronze. Most of the class had recently finished their ceramic shell molds. After preheating the molds to 1500degrees F we pulled the hot shells out of the kiln and buried them in the sand pit. Then poured molten bronze into the molds, waited a few hours and broke the shells of our bronze sculptures.
I was on the second pour team as the "dead man" whom stabilizes one side of the crucible during the pour.
This is my abstract bronze piece, from my ceramic shell. I still need to add pitina, and polish some areas , then seal with a clear coat. Also I am soon ordering a marble base.