Hot Casting Techniques

• Ann La Caze, Bronze Casting Workshops Ann La Caze gives Bronze Casting Workshops at Art Centers, Colleges, and in her studio. The workshops given include one-piece sand mold, two piece sand molds, and satin cast investment. The workshops are one, two, and five days in length. Workshops conducted in her studio are limited to four students per session.   STUDIO IS LOCATED IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
  
  
• Gay Malin, Sculptor : Bronze Casting: The Lost Wax or Cire-Perdue Process
  
  
• Solk Enterprises, Inc., Fine Art Bronze Sculpture THE LOST-WAX METHOD OF CASTING BRONZE
  
  
• Douglas Turner, Sculptor : Many sculptors make the clay sculpture themselves, then turn it over to a foundry to complete the complicated task of creating a finished bronze edition. Doug Turner prefers more of a hands on approach, and does much of the work himself. The following is an illustrated step by step description of how Turner creates his masterpieces. Preliminary Concepts, Clay Sculpture, Molds and Prototypes, Foundry work and Finishing touches, Artist’s and Foundry Proofs .
  
  

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• Third International Conference On Cast Iron Art April 15-18, 1998 At Johnson Atelier, Mercerville, NJ Location: Johnson Atelier Mercerville, NJ 60 Ward Ave Extension, 08619 Phone: 609-890-7777 Fax: 609-890-1816. Please note on the same page : "A CDROM titled The State of Cast Iron Art in America is available. This is a multimedia, interactive, comprehensive study of cast iron art. Including individual artists, educational programs in cast iron sculpture, furnace design, and mold making and technologies."
  
  
• The MELTING POT® "a revolutionary furnace with a unique lift-off feature that makes it easy to use. It melts bronze and other metals quickly and safely using standard household current. It is portable and melts up to 18 lbs of bronze in about an hour. SCULPTORS - NO MORE MISPLACED SPRUES! The entire creative process is now in your hands; you never need depend upon foundry schedules again. Perfect for teaching the art of bronze casting. It is currently being used in art schools and universities around the country. One art school has had the furnace for about a year with 120+ pours so far. When they use it, they use it pretty hard, usually 2 -3 pours per night, but they don't use it every night. By the time most people use the furnace just 2 or 3 times, they would have broken even on the cost." For more information contact meltinpot@aol.com