Dear Art lover,
Have you ever wondered how bronze sculpture is created?
The process is SO very different from how stone sculptures are
carved! I have recently revamped a text
I wrote years ago, with images, to help explain the many complicated steps in bronze casting, using the “Lost Wax Method.”
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| L-R: Sculptor Colleagues Marla Ripperda, Bill Barnett, and Kelly Borsheim pour molten bronze in Austin, Texas in 2002. |
You may see this online for a limited time at:
This is a link to my new and first Kickstarter
project. Maybe you have heard of Kickstarter.com?
It is a site which
allows artists, musicians, inventors, and such to present to the world a
project or idea that they want to bring to reality. ANYONE can pitch in to help. The artist, as I have done, creates a variety
of levels of Rewards. In this way, you may choose to support as
much or as little of the project as you desire.
You also receive something back (if you choose) as a reminder that you
helped create something worth doing. And
hopefully your life is enriched as well.
In my case, I am losing my storage space in central
Texas this summer. Many years ago, I had
created wax sculptures hoping to be able to cast them into the more permanent
medium of bronze. It is time now to
decide what the future of those wax figures will be.
I have created many rewards, from note cards to
print (paper and metal), and of course, bronze sculpture. I have tried to make it easy for anyone to
support the future of my sculptures on any level possible: from $5 to $10K. And you may be surprised how any little bit
helps.
With Kickstarter, it is all or nothing. Funders pledge their desired amounts, but
they pay nothing until the pledge drive is over and only if it has reached at
least its funding goal. Then Kickstarter
asks them to honor their pledge via credit card. The artist is later paid by Kickstarter and
the rewards are sent out per the schedule the artist has posted on the project
site.
And there is another way that you may help. Spread the word … and the link! Word of mouth is still the best way to share
ideas you love and I thank you for helping me continue with art. I must admit that making it and then
marketing and selling it is a lot of work for one person. And in the end, I really believe that anything worthwhile cannot be done in a
vacuum. You are so much a part of
what keeps me going.
Thank you so much,
Kelly
~ Kelly Borsheim, sculptor,
painter, writer, teacher
I cannot thank you enough for participating in any way. You may even help by spreading the word (with
the link for easy access). Word of mouth
with a personal note is the best way to connect, as you know. So, here it is and thanks for checking it
out. I will be adding a few new rewards
in the coming days. I really want these
wax sculptures cast.
