Monthly Archives: July 2015

Grizzly Bear bust in the works…

About a year ago, I did this small study of a bear at the Montana Grizzly Encounter captive bear facility between Bozeman and Livingston, MT. I liked it so much that I cast it and eventually convinced myself that it would be a great piece to enlarge. Here are some pics and notes on the progression from small wax study to a larger-than-lifesize model.

NEW RELEASE - "His Lordship"

CAST BRONZE STUDY – “His Lordship”

11229692_841755589248037_8754924032171020092_n Planning out the layout and design of the larger bear bust….

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With some help from the lessons learned from my great 10th grade trigonometry teacher, I designed out this custom pair of 50″-long measuring calipers to do the enlargement.
10339593_841755115914751_7674550043263193737_n Welding up the steel support post for the larger sculpture.IMG_0512IMG_0511Glueing the styrofoam sheets together under a little extra weight and placing the first pieces onto the steel support.

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Initial roughing in of the foam and beginning clay application.