Two #ByronBay, Tallows beach #Beach-pebble #Rings .. #Sandcast Silver finished today 

The first three of a series of seven #CastIronSculptures dealing with transition and transcendence … They are awaiting (maybe it’s all about waiting?) detailing i.e.  Rollicks, Oars, Claws and Bases/Plinths and patina.

I have figured out a way (not the only way, I know) to #sandcast a ring with posts in place for setting a stone ! The pictures here ,are of the rough castings for two more, that did not cast successfully … I had the metal too hot but you can see the method with […]

Bronze #Sandcast Oars for #Dreamboat Series

So this week I forged a couple of 200mm oars.. and have been #Sand-Casting a bunch them in Bronze for three #Dream-Boats that I made from clay last week at home in the Garden .. Beautiful time !… I was also making some ‘Triple B’ female form pieces (Belly,Bums,Boobs?) for a collection titled “Ascension” ..(they […]

These flowers are  forged, fabricated and brazed. they look great when they get rust patina or you can oil or wax them for an interior finish.

#forged , and  #Fabricated #Mild Steel #StainlessSteel #Sculpture #Metal

This little swallow was carved first in wax.. then a bronze sand cast taken from that .. then made that cast into a master and cast 3 more.. “Oh what FUN! he said, waving his wooden leg”    The bottom bird of the three is the Wax..the left hand top bird on the brick is […]

Got the hang of the ‘Tattoo Heart n’ Scroll’ .. Anchors are somewhat more tricky but with a bit of clean up… (he understates)  

I have cast larger bronze pieces in the past using #Lostwax and #SandCasting in #Greensand and after running out of  #Cuttlefish I thought I might look into small scale Jewellery castings in sand… Julian had mentioned a casting system using a product called #Delft Sand but the price of the sand (an Oil sand) is […]