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This awesome bronze was cast at Laran in glorious detail.
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Robert Engman, famous abstract geometric artist and foundry friend discusses philosophy and art.
Jason is removing a bad repair job (by another company ). Impure lead weld resulted in the metal detaching. This can be tricky and ventilation is important. When he finishes, the statue will be better than new!
Artist and foundry patron Jennifer Frudakis brought an amazing group to the foundry today. We hope they enjoyed their visit and that it was both educational and inspiring.
Gorilla portraits by Michael E. Wierski
and the USTA junior tennis award by Charles Clark
Sculptor André Harvey brought the great Jamie Wyeth by the foundry today!
Jason finishes chasing this beautiful sculpture by Johanna Blake. Aluminum is a much lighter metal than bronze and can be very tricky to work. Experience and patience are fundamental.
Finishing up a copy of the famous Florentine sculpture.
Al's not in today, but Owl is....
Hand carved out of Tupelo by award winning artist Wolfgang Finger. Excited to see more from our new client.
Our five axis CNC router carves away the excess material from the foam. This is the rough carving that will be gone over with a second pass to smooth out and further refine the details.
From all of us at Laran Bronze. Looking forward to some awesome new work from all of you in the New Year!
Tom Bichko's
statue honoring mail carriers will be installed later today at the post office in Haddonfield NJ.
Larry Welker III applying a hot wax finish
