All our sculptures are cast from solid bronze using the lost wax method of casting.

• Firstly, a master mould is made of the sculptor’s original work and every time a copy is required, a wax copy is taken from the master mould.

• A second mould is then made of this wax copy before the wax is melted out of this mould and molten bronze is poured in in its place.

• Once the bronze has cooled, the mould is destroyed to reveal the bronze sculpture underneath.

• The bronze piece then undergoes a painstaking hand finishing process where remaining fragments of the mould are removed, bronze stalks that were formed in place of air escape chutes are cut off and the scar left is carefully hand finished so that it is invisible.  If it was cast in portions, the piece is welded back together at this point.

• The sculpture is then artfully patinated using a heated chemical cocktail to achieve the desired colour and appearance. 

• Finally the piece is waxed and polished to achieve the final sheen and protective layer. 

You may come across bronze resin, also known as cold cast bronze and some people even call it bronze. 

This is cast by pouring a plastic substance into a mould and then removing it from the mould.  The bronze appearance may either by achieved by mixing bronze powder into the surface layer of the plastic, or by subsequently painting the article. 

A bronze resin piece will be much lighter than a bronze and it may also feel warmer to the touch.  It costs much less to produce as the human skill and time requirement is much lower than for traditional bronze casting and the material used is much less expensive.

Each bronze sculpture produced in our foundries is a hand made original, a bronze resin piece is mass produced.

That pretty much sums up the difference, but if you’d like any further information please do contact us.