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Foundry bronze: £12,500
Bronze resin: £6,000 (traditional bronze & verdigris green )

 

“Belle” sits quietly in her own world, lost in the moment of a wonderful story in the perfect setting within nature. Capturing the contemplative moment a bird greets her ~ quiet and still.

 

She sits nestled and cocooned ready for you to join her.

  • an enthralling book to escape into.
  • a bird in nature, which appears & delights us for one brief moment.
  • a sun dress that reminds you of family summer holidays.
  • daisy flowers that adorn her dress full of brightness and hope in ever petal.

 

This original sculpture is created with deep emotion and reflection to seek out and capture the joy of the little moments in our life that delight us in a way that is both enchanting and meaningful. 

 

I love the comfort & joy ‘Belle’ brings.

 

Limited edition of 9 bronze metal

 

  • always limited edition series

  • made in UK/Ireland by family foundries

  • quality silicone bronze metals used (88% copper/tin, etc)

  • certificate of authenticity for bronzes


Suitable for in or outdoor settings.
 

Contact Dawn for viewing, payment & delivery options email: hello@dawnconn.com

Belle / Foundry bronze & bronze resin

£12,500.00Price
  • Sculptures can be shipped world wide at cost.

    Size:

    Lengths: 
    70 cms/28" : bottom of her buttock to top of head
    40 cms/16" : thighs to knee
    47 cms/18.5" : knee to heel

    Weight -   60 kgs

    Medium: Foundry bronze

    Foundry Bronze : The first stage of making a bronze is to sculpt the original out of clay, plaster or wax. Dawn uses different materials: e-poxy resin / vintage textiles soaked in resin and other reclaimed items.

    This is built up over a steel and aluminium anatomical skeleton known as an armature. Over this original sculpture a silicon rubber mould is made to form a negative of the original.

    Into the mould molten wax is slushed in and then poured out and allowed to cool, to form a hollow wax positive.

    The seam line where the mould fitted together is then worked out and the sculpture cut up into castable sections.

    To this a series of wax runners and risers is fitted, and these allow the molten bronze to flow in and the gases to come out. Once the wax is 'sprued up' it is coated inside and out with liquid ceramic and grit built up in layers to form a strong heat-resistant investment around the wax.

    This is then baked upside down in an oven allowing the wax to melt out - hence the term 'Cirdu perdue or lost wax.

    This forms a negative space of the original into which molten bronze can be poured at 1200°c. Other metals such as gold, silver and stainless steel can be cast using the same method.

    When the bronze has cooled, the ceramic shell is chipped away and the sprues cut off. To remove the ceramic from the surface detail the bronze is placed in acid, which breaks down the investment.

    If the bronze has been cast in several pieces, it is now welded together and chased.

    This is a highly skilled process recreating any surface detail. The sculpture is now ready to be heated up and applied with various chemicals, which form the finished patina/colouration of the bronze.

    Production time: 8 - 10 weeks upon receipt of deposit