The Bronze Penguin--update, finished
 

OK, this is as the TABs says, folk art, but this is it so far, I poured the Penguin today at about noon, waited about 3/4 hour and broke it out, started cleaning it up. It still needs a lot of work. The others are a freehand Eagle and a Killer Whale I made plus whats called a Thunderbird, Alaskan type art. I carved the Penguin in Tiger Wood first, it's been here before, then made a mold in rubber, poured the wax, invested it and burned the wax out. Poured the Bronze today. a few more days and It will look ok, get cleaned up and get some patina on it. I have started another wax Penguin without the base, just standing on he feet and tail, it will get mounted on some white Marble.

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You will be forced, or at least have a chance to see the Penguin in a few days when it is done. I am just happy it is this far. and it's hollow and is 10" tall.

I like the wood buck as much as I like the bronze penquin!!

Your talent and hard work are allowing you to build a really nice body of work!

(This is great stuff, and thanks for sharing!)

Thanks, I didn't make the wood one planning to make the Bronze, that's just the way it happened. Here are some more shots of the wood Penguin, I am working on a marble mother and child now, if it comes out ok I may try to make a bronze of it. It just costs A LOT to make the bronze.
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Wow! You got chops!!!

No offense, but I think the wood version is way prettier than bronze could ever be. :). Excellent work!

Not a problem, thanks, but If I sell something, like if I sell the Tiger Wood Penguin, that's it, the only one, but if I can make some Bronze and sell them, it isn't over. They will all be different, the same body but I can make changes, like the next one won't have the base, it will be on feet and have a marble base. Plus I hope I can cast it better.
Or, maybe I could send the mold to India, get a bunch made and sell them at Pier One.
That was a joke.

Good point.... I didn't realize you were trying to make some cash doing this... ;)

If I sell enough I will buy a red beret.

Very nice!

To match the Red shoe you drive around in? ;)

Remember, we haven't seen the final bronze on the penquin! I'm sure BeyGon is gonna rattle our cage with the final work. Looking forward to seeing it!

not enough head room in that car to wear a hat.

Very cool ,Dean ! Diggin the wooden guy.

Thank you all that liked it. Finished pictures soon.

Finished the Penguin today, this is it, not sure if I like it, really, but I will look at it for a few days and maybe put some more color on it. Weighs about 15 lbs. good for a door stop.

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That penguin begs to be touched - I bet if you place it at the entrance to something (like your house) it will get a polished spot where folks rub it as they walk past!

Über-kuhl as usual. Wish I had your gifts (craft and patience!)

The penguin is absolutely cool.

Thank you but I don't have patience or it would look a lot better and I just learned how to spell ART two years ago. I mean it about the patience, I took it with me to my stone carving thing Saturday thinking I would spend a couple hours cleaning it up, spent the whole day on it. My marble thing sitting undone. Worked on the bronze thing most of the day yesterday and today started on the patina project, did it a few times, didn't like it and this time just said O fn K, that's it. Someone else said if I cleaned it off and started over I could get it darker, I said IT'S DONE. But in a couple days I might change it.
Still, thanks or the comments. even if someone doesn't like it for some reason, I would like to hear it.

The Penguin is beautiful. All your work you've posted is.