Making Decisions in Bronze

Bronze is such a beautiful and enduring material and some commissions or buying decisions need to take in to account personal preferences. The use of Chemicals, heats, stains, paints dyes and waxes can mean that characteristic or key colours can be achieved. Here is a project that shows the choice between a classic Bronze patination and one that achieves the white arguably more suitable to the dog breed – the West Highland White.

The details to the coat and attention to the character of the individual dog are caught in the clay and cast into bronze with the lost wax process.

This West Highland White has its colour achieved through additional work with heat and chemicals. This one is c11″ long – but we have managed to achieve a similar finish on life-sized lambs!

For some – ‘bronze’ needs to be the simpler basic tone of warm brown , while for others the achieving of a closer likeness to a breed, species or individual becomes more important.

So much is possible with the extra work and attention – you can shoose.

Pet Portrait Sculpture:- West Highland White

Installation Design:- For interior design feature; Tabletop scale; Choice of Patination – Classic bronze or white/grey