Bronze foundry process. My Giant Octopus The Kraken’s arms and suckers in bronze, before assembly in fettling at the foundry. Bronze sculptures are welded together from many separate bronze parts;
The pieces are hollow cast like a large Easter egg of bronze;
The ceramic shell application process depicted below, is the ceramic mold application before wax is flushed out and into which bronze is cast;
Below please view a short clip of the raw bronze freshly broken out of its ceramic mold, after sandblasting, gating still attached;
The whole Giant Octopus sculpture will be assembled and welded together like a large jigsaw puzzle, this monumental sculpture takes eight to ten weeks for production on order if it is not immediately available. Limited edition. /6..