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Lost wax Ceramic Shell

Bronze Casting

Past Students - What they say about us look to the text box on the top left

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Site design by John McKenna, last update Jan 15th 2012, ©copyright of John McKenna sculpture Ltd

"Pythagoras" by Martina
"Pythagoras" by Martina
  • "Pythagoras" by Martina
  • repeat casts of "Pythagoras" by Martina
  • Leanne checking her waxes
  • Leanne checking her waxes prior to ceramic shelling
  • John McKenna and Sharad
  • Swati, Sharad, Claire
  • Sharad's casts as comparison
  • Ceramic shell prior to dewaxing
  • Ceramic shell moulds in dewaxing kiln
  • A happy Aggi with wax bowl
  • Bronze bowl
  • John B dipping his wax into shell investment slurry
  • John B, Aggi & Leanne pouring bronze
  • Students castings after knock out of shell investment
  • Michael C inspecting his casting
  • Michael C's Dancing figure
  • Michael C's Walking Man  figure
  • John B, Aggi & Leanne enthusiastically checking temperature
  • Alex M working on a mould
  • Alex M finished mould prior to GRP casing
  • Alex M working on her wax figures
  • Bronze bowl
  • French student Audrey
  • Audrey dewaxing her shell investments
  • Gunther's bronze pre patination
  • Dominic heating shells before casting
  • Sudents medal relief set up for silicon moulding
  • Students making silicon rubber moulds
  • Judith & Michael silicon moulding
  • Michael's bronze cast patinated green
  • Michael's bronze casts patinated green
  • Judith & Michael claywork for silicon moulding
  • Philip & Brian sieving stucco over their waxes during shelling
  • Philip's casting of his wife's feet
  • Bronze bowl
  • Carole mouldmaking
  • Bronze hare
  • Bronze hares patina experiments
  • Lynne very happy with her casting just after knocking out
  • Lynne's castings
  • Amanda's Ivy leaf castings set into driftwood
  • Martin spruing his wax sculpture
  • Martin with one of his castings sorting out a mounting
  • Martin at work on the patination of his work
  • Bronze bowl
  • John S patinating his work

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