Saturday, January 22, 2011

Lions at theFoundry. My Day Job

I'm the administrator at Kalispell Art Casting a bronze foundry. I've worked here for 15 years now. The foundry was established in 1979 and is still owned and operated by the same 2 men. We do work for artists from all over the USA and Canada - mainly from the West.



We just finished casting a pair of very large bronze lions. The artist is Scott Lennard.








The above 3 photos are of one of the lions almost finished. The color of the raw bronze is gold. The next (and final) stage is patina.























By applying chemicals, our patina artist changes the color from the raw bronze golden color to what we call a "standard" bronze patina. The artist picked the lions up yesterday to take to an art show. Onto the next project....











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15 comments:

  1. J_on_tourJanuary 23, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    Wow, what a fascinating career path. It seems a messy job for the workers but very rewarding. Looks like it could be fun ... at times.

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  2. Dumbwit TellherJanuary 23, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    So incredibly beautiful. What a fascinating career indeed & one to be most proud of.

    Have a great Sunday!

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  3. ShaheenJanuary 23, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    I too have to begin with a WOW!

    Thank you for allowing us to peek into your day job. So fascinating. The bronze lions are awesome, you can see a lot of the detail in the photographs. I especially love the 7th picture where it appears you (I hope its you) are stroking this magnificent beast. Just imagine if it were real. Awesome.

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  4. Cait O'ConnorJanuary 24, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    Those lions are impressive, your job must be interesting.

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  5. TinyholderJanuary 25, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    Hi Katherine,

    Thanks for visiting my blog and buying tickets. I've added your ticket numbers to the list.

    http://diaryofatinyholder.blogspot.com/2011/01/raffle-deadline-tomorrow-8pm-uk-time.html

    Thanks

    Sian

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  6. Whispering WallsJanuary 26, 2011 at 4:08 AM

    I love those! Have you ever seen the lions in Trafalgar Square?

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  7. BeatnheartJanuary 26, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    Hey there. Just found out your friends with Cynthia at Wertz Brothers...how cool is that! She’s a fine lady, I really like her. Is that you doing the patina? You know my husband is the local patina dude, works mostly in copper and bronze. thanks for visiting don’t be a stranger...

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  8. JoannaJanuary 30, 2011 at 6:38 AM

    What an interesting post! Rosie and Henry are DELIGHTFUL, so sweet together. I'll be back later for a longer look - gotta cook the lunch now!

    Thanks for following my blog, I'll be following yours too now. I love how yours is so varied.

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  9. Pamela Terry and EdwardFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    Wow!
    Very Trafalgar Square.

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