New project to capture a special horse friend in clay and cast to bronze.
Just a hint of Bosstick - to be made into a table top Bronze sculpture to celebrate very special lives.
Plans made and board and materials gathered.
Base of the armature fixed and filled - all must be inside the body core of the sculpture.
The material needs to set and the base of the body begun with clay. Then to work to the top-line
The first clay is added to the armature of the body
Checks kept to make sure that the sculpture stays inside the profile
The 'rocking horse' legs wire cut and the shaping begun
Early view of the start of the body core
The neck and head is developed
The pins are used to mark key points on the horse
Much work next to develop front and rear profiles and the musculature
It's a horse! We are on our way...
Different camera... clay looks odd
Such an elegant head carriage...
Now for some body building!
Superb shoulder and power-house rear muscles
And we are off to a site visit a 'standing' with the Gee himself...
Fantastic Day
Grateful thanks to the yard and to the 'Handler'!
More Days and work on the surface
Help from Local owners and dressage specialists - THANK YOU
Getting those joints improved and check on competition fit muscles
And it is the Birthday Surprise... Unveiling - Delight and yes SURPRISE
final checks and last preferences from the Birthday girl. A little more mane length, pastern... and here we are...
Portrait Sculpture of a much loved Irish Draught x Dutch Warmblood - winner at HOYS and successful in Dressage completions - a very special horse.
One thrilled Birthday Girl
Happy Husband
And a series of shots of the sculpture in the clay stage before going off to have the mould made.
Off we go !
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The sculpture was taken off to the mould maker and the flexible mould and rigid backing shell were made.
Next after cleaning the mould the founders wax is poured and the sculptress checks over the details of the wax of the horse.
Runners and sprues attached, the investment mould built up and then the
bronze poured. A long and skilled process to bring the work to the finished bronze.
