bronze sculpture

Cores for Ceramic Shell Casting

Daniel Rotblatt — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:14:13 -0500

New here - hope I'm doing this right! I have a question about cores for ceramic shell casting. I teach a foundry class, so I am no newbie. Generally for hollow pieces I cut out a section or make sure the piece is designed so that the center will build up a shell and be able to dry properly. But, I am now doing some foundry work for another artist out of my studio of some small animal figures. These are a little too big to cast solid (though I can if necessary), but a little too small for a large enough opening to allow the shell to make a strong core -- soooooooo.....I have been looking into using some sort of core material.

Minotaur by Erika Johannsen

erika johannsen — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:22:15 -0500

Self Portriat

erika johannsen — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:14:58 -0500

Diana by Erika Johannsen

erika johannsen — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:11:27 -0500

Free Spirit

bronzesculptor — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:16:15 -0600

Here is a bronze motorcycle sculpture I've recently finished. I still need to mount it on a wood base. I'll get better pi