{"id":249,"date":"2016-03-30T13:57:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T17:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/?p=249"},"modified":"2021-02-25T12:23:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T17:23:32","slug":"creating-lucy-maud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/creating-lucy-maud\/","title":{"rendered":"Making a Bronze Statue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-249 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-1-220x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-1-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-1-663x904.jpg 663w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-1.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-253'>\n\t\t\t\tThe model for the sculpture was Jennifer Carroll, the actor who portrays Lucy Maud in the play \u201cMaud of Leaskdale\u201d.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-2-296x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-2-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-2-768x777.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-2-893x904.jpg 893w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-2.jpg 988w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-254'>\n\t\t\t\tThe first step was the creation of a quarter-scale model in clay.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-3-254x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-3-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-3-768x906.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-3-767x904.jpg 767w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-3.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-255'>\n\t\t\t\tThe small model was later cast in resin, with a bronze patina. This \tsmall version is a limited-edition sculpture (and is available).\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-4-232x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-4-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-4-768x995.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-4-698x904.jpg 698w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-4.jpg 772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-256'>\n\t\t\t\tThe small model was scanned in a digital scanner at the foundry, to produce a 3-D digital file to drive a computer-controlled cutting head that cut out a full-size form (armature) in high-density foam.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-5-261x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-5-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-5-768x884.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-5-786x904.jpg 786w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-5.jpg 869w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-257'>\n\t\t\t\tThe foam armature, fully assembled. The bench had been designed \tearlier and fabricated with laser-cutting technology. The same computer file was used to cut both the large bench and copies of the bench for the small version.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-6-273x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-6-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-6-768x843.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-6-824x904.jpg 824w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-6.jpg 911w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-258'>\n\t\t\t\tThe sculptor then adds a \u201cskin\u201d of clay, which becomes the final sculpture, with all of the detail and texture. The clay skin is about half \tan inch thick.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-7-206x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-7-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-7-620x904.jpg 620w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-7.jpg 686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-259'>\n\t\t\t\tThe sculptor working on fine detail on the final clay figure. The wooden skewers are to hold the parts in place &#8211; arms, hands, head and book come apart for the casting process.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-8-214x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-8-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-8-645x904.jpg 645w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-8.jpg 714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-260'>\n\t\t\t\tThe final clay goes to the foundry and the seven component parts are \tcast in bronze, using the clay to make the molds. The body was cast in two parts and welded together.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-9.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-9-207x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-9-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-9-624x904.jpg 624w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-9.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-261'>\n\t\t\t\tThe final figure, fully welded together, at the foundry. The bronze has been sand-blasted to give it a uniform texture. The dull-looking colour is the bronze before the application of the patina.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-10-271x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-10-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-10-768x851.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-10-815x904.jpg 815w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Creating-Lucy-Maud-10.jpg 902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-262'>\n\t\t\t\tThe sculptor working on touching up the final sculpture with the patina added. The patina gives the finished colouring, and is applied with a combination of chemicals and heat.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_264\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Maud-in-her-garden-sm.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-264\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-264\" class=\"size-full wp-image-264\" src=\"http:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Maud-in-her-garden-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Maud in her garden\" width=\"700\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Maud-in-her-garden-sm.jpg 700w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Maud-in-her-garden-sm-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maud in her garden<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-its-done","content-columns-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":433,"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249\/revisions\/433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}