Hanging Jupiter Series II P08361-P00649 and feature 10mm hematite beads

and feature 10mm hematite beads

The image is 15"x10" plus a generous border

Once the clay has dried to leather-hard consistency

The image is then

Hand-sculpted solid glass candlestick in an amber color with a mirror finished stainless steel cup

Hanging Jupiter Series II P08361-P00649 and feature 10mm hematite beadsTo create this lively sculpture, artist Catherine L. Bohrman utilized a process called "lost wax". After sculpting the figures and background in clay, she then created a wax replica from the clay mold. Then, at a bronze foundry, the wax form was repeatedly dipped in a ceramic slurry in order to form a shell around it. Once this shell was dry and heated, it was able to withstand the heat of liquid bronze being poured into it. The ceramic shell was then