Northern Lapwings,
Bronze and iron, about 50 cm3.
Creation process
Casting wax model
Casting wax model with casting tree
Plaster blend coating (tabular alumina+colloidal silica+graphite+talc)
Adding of molochite
Removing wax hood at work
Pulling out the piece after removing casting wax. We get the ceramics shell mould
Ceramics shell mould
Crucible full of pieces of bronze ready to melt the piece
Micro melting kiln-the technique we used
The kiln during the melting process
Pulling out the piece. After melting bronze, it is placed in a container full of sand to cover the piece in order to avoid the knocking over and leaking of material in case the mould breaks down.
Removing the ceramics shell
Brushing the piece
Making the pedestal to assemble the piece
