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“High Desert Elk” monument in place.  It was later landscaped with sage, grasses, and trees. #bronze #commission #elk #sculpture

It was hoisted onto a hand picked natural stone base.  Steel pegs extending through the legs of the figure were cemented with epoxy into pre-drilled holes.  It took five hours to drill three holes. #bronze #commission #elk #sculpture

Piece being hauled in by truck and trailer and elevated by crane. #bronze #commission #elk #sculpture

The petina process (coloration). #bronze #commission #elk #sculpture

Elk in raw metal.  The individual sections of the mold are painted with wax to about a 1/4 inch thickness.  The wax sections are removed from mold and invested with further shell material.  They are then placed in a kiln and the wax is melted out through drain holes creating a void.  The void is then replaced with molten bronze.  After the metal cools, the shell is hammered away and you have a piece of the puzzle.  The puzzle is welded together, the welds are chased out, and

Rubber is later sprayed with a chemical blend that forms a rock hard shell.  After drying, the sections are removed individually and the original sculpture is basically destroyed. #bronze #commission #elk #sculpture

Rubber latex being sprayed on sections. #bronze #commission #elk #sculpture

Sculpture being divided into numbered sections for mold process. #bronze #commission #elk #sculpture

Antlers in clay. #bronze #commission #elk #sculpture

Back in 2009, the City of Rock Springs, WY commissioned me to sculpt a one and a quarter times life size monument of the High Desert Elk.  The progression from clay to bronze is documented in 10 posts.  Here it is in clay after two months of sculpting. #bronze #commission #elk #sculpture