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Description
bronze
~ 8 inches
For Sculpture 1. Beautiful Dragon-Like Honeybee is made out of bronze. To create this piece I first sculpted my idea out of wax. That sculpture was then sent to a foundry to be cast into bronze. My main tool for creating the wax sculpture was my hands. I loved playing with and molding the wax. The smaller details were done with pointed tools. The color was created by dipping the sculpture into a cold patina (Liver of Sulfer) bath. Once I achieved the darkness I desired I wiped off excess patina to create highlights. The size is larger then life and the contrast if from the dark areas of the patina and the light areas of the highlights.
The eye is drawn through and around the piece by all of the different lines. There are the stamens in the center that bring the eye into the flower and then the petals that originate from the center and grow out and curl under. The presence of the Dragon-Like Honeybee give the eye a place to rest and also creates an area of interest.

The intention of the piece is to bring to life an abstract idea. Dragon-Like Honeybees do not exist so I created one. Then I wanted to give the bee a setting and to tie in the word "beautiful" so I created a flower for him to rest on. This piece is meant to be beautiful but odd.
I think the strengths are in the forms of the flower. The stamens turned out well and I love the texture on the petals. The bee could use a little work. The legs nor the wings cast the way I would have liked but I do believe there in beauty in those imperfections. Next time I would maybe not included the bee or spend more time working out the structure of his wings and legs.

If you care to see more of my sculpture I have posted them my blog [link]

Description
bronze
~ 8 inches
For Sculpture 1. Beautiful Dragon-Like Honeybee is made out of bronze. To create this piece I first sculpted my idea out of wax. That sculpture was then sent to a foundry to be cast into bronze. My main tool for creating the wax sculpture was my hands. I loved playing with and molding the wax. The smaller details were done with pointed tools. The color was created by dipping the sculpture into a cold patina (Liver of Sulfer) bath. Once I achieved the darkness I desired I wiped off excess patina to create highlights. The size is larger then life and the contrast if from the dark areas of the patina and the light areas of the highlights.
The eye is drawn through and around the piece by all of the different lines. There are the stamens in the center that bring the eye into the flower and then the petals that originate from the center and grow out and curl under. The presence of the Dragon-Like Honeybee give the eye a place to rest and also creates an area of interest.

The intention of the piece is to bring to life an abstract idea. Dragon-Like Honeybees do not exist so I created one. Then I wanted to give the bee a setting and to tie in the word "beautiful" so I created a flower for him to rest on. This piece is meant to be beautiful but odd.
I think the strengths are in the forms of the flower. The stamens turned out well and I love the texture on the petals. The bee could use a little work. The legs nor the wings cast the way I would have liked but I do believe there in beauty in those imperfections. Next time I would maybe not included the bee or spend more time working out the structure of his wings and legs.

If you care to see more of my sculpture I have posted them my blog [link]