2010 – Stephen Rautenbach lSculpture

Bronzes, copper nickel sculpture, Sculpture/art

Octopus Maquette

14 Dec 201014 Dec 2010Stephen Rautenbach

My new Copper Nickel Octopus sculpture on a crystal base

7 Dec 20108 Dec 2010Stephen Rautenbach

Goddess is a sculpture in plaster for bronze on an edition of 6 This sculpture represents a birthing process, she is like wind, water and man. A mythological image like the…Continue reading

Sculpture/art, wax sculpture

Penguin sculpture

21 Oct 20106 Jan 2022Stephen Rautenbach

The Sculpture is of a penguin chasing mullet with a feeling of weightlessness and dynamic movement. Still in wax, it will be cast in bronze with the lost wax process.

Bronzes, Sculpture/art

Eagle Owl sculpture in wax for bronze

1 Oct 201014 Oct 2010Stephen Rautenbach

The Eagle owl is a sculpture made in wax for bronze. It will be cast on an edition of 12.…Continue readingEagle Owl sculpture in wax for bronze

Sculpture/art

Miniature bronze warthog in the foundry process

22 Sep 20101 Oct 2010Stephen Rautenbach

The foundry process is a lengthy one, the bronze is welded together and fettled, textures integrated. After quality checking, weld lines, removal of impurities and porosity, the pronze is patinated. The patination is technically the oxidisation of the bronze with chemicals and heat. …Continue readingMiniature bronze warthog in the foundry process