To produce the 6-foot-tall, 800-pound bronze statue to be dedicated this afternoon in commemoration of the Hartford Hospital School of Nursing, sculptor Lloyd Glasson went through a number of steps. 1 ...

Like many other artists, San Diego-born Robert Anders supplemented his creative work with “day jobs” that had him living in cities from Minneapolis to Kansas City. But when it came time to consider ...

The famous lost-wax art of bronze casting is about 5,000 years old. And while the process has evolved over time, it’s a craft rich with history. You could say that at BronzeAge Art Casting, they are ...

What is lost-wax casting? -- Metalworking in Bronze age China -- Was lost-wax casting used in Bronze age China? -- Further confirmed lost-wax castings I: the Xiasi Jin -- Further confirmed lost-wax ...

To begin with, her face was almost unrecognizable. But, with each strike of the hammer, her features began to take shape. By the time Ercel Johnson paused to wipe his brow, the visage of Sacagawea ...

But watching this stop-motion animation on bronze casting, by Renana Aldor and Kobi Vogman for the Israel Museum, I’m reminded that beauty can be born from process. It’s a demonstration of the “lost ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Sculptor Tom Jay will explain the lost wax bronze casting process at the First Friday Lecture presented by the Jefferson County Historical Society on Feb. 5. The lecture will be at 7 p ...

ANCHOR INTRO: Lost wax bronze casting is a 5000 year old art form but it is getting a new twist at the Grossmont College Sculpture Department. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando visits the foundry to ...

The process -- The creation and preservation of the original sculpture in solid wax -- Making the reproductory wax -- Retouching the hollow reproductory wax -- Exterior preparation; tie rods, ...