Lost wax process in casting Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture may seem expensive to some, but once one sees first hand the tremendous amount of time and handwork each bronze sculpture undergoes to become a finished bronze sculpture they fully realize that the bronze media is truly a work of art and gain a whole new appreciation for the bronze media. In fact the price of a bronze sculpture is well offset by the artisans involved throughout the entire process, from the inspiration, concept or design and creation of the original maquette by the artist to the artisans working at his or her designated art casting foundry to capture the finished bronze sculpture. A long tedious turn of events transforms the bronze sculptor’s original wax, clay or whatever media into a finished work of art in bronze or other cast metals, including precious metals.

Don Beck’s sculpting media is mainly wax or clay. After receiving an inspiration, an extensive amount of time is spent in research prior to beginning of sculpting and during to enable the finished work to reflect minute detail, and authenticity as well as assuring the highest quality of bronze castings. Once the creation of the original maquette (clay or wax model) is completed the casting process is completed through the lost wax method as outlined below for each bronze sculpture.