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ABOUT USFrom Book To BronzeLiterary Masterpieces transformed into enchanting bronze sculpture for your garden.We are in a very fortunate position of being able to do what we love, making sculpture from the characters that live within the book.
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RESEARCH'Holding the original illustration is a privilege'
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STUDY"Drawing is an intelligent act" says 'Ingres'..."it's where we start to learn what we are looking at."
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THE ARMATURE'The armature is the skeleton. A drawing of wire in space, which is the starting point of the 3d form’
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MODELLING‘From earthy lumps of clay, we begin to create form and breathe life into the characterisation’
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MAKING THE MOULD‘The mould captures the delicate impressions made in the soft clay, allowing us to reproduce them’
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CIRE-PERDUE LOST WAX PROCESS‘The wax figure is created from the mould where further refinement can be made, ready for bronze casting’LOST WAX PROCESSCIRE-PERDUE
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THE CRUCIBLE‘Pouring molten bronze into ceramic moulds that were made from the wax figure.’
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ASSEMBLY‘This collection of castings will be braised back together to form a copy of the original clay sculpture’
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THE PATINA‘Using acids, alkalis and heat to create colours through oxidisation’
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AT THE FOUNDRY‘Thanks to all the wonderful staff who help to bring these characters to life’
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INSTALLATION'Enchanting the garden'
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OUR COLLECTIONWater FeaturesOne of our joys is to create designs for our Water Features collection. It’s the rare opportunity to combine sculpture and movement together, often with a sense of tranquillity and hopefully with a splash of humour.
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OUR COLLECTIONGarden SculpturesInspiration for the Robert James Workshop arises from the wealth of characters available in the stories, fairytales, myths, plays and legends in classic books.Some of the figures are created from illustrations remembered from childhood while others arise from personal interpretations evoked by words from the page.
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VIEWING OUR WORKVisit The WorkshopThe Robert James Workshop is now open by appointment. You can find us at Moens Farm Workshop, Uploders, Bridport, Dorset DT6 4PH.Come and view our collection of water features, sculptures, miniatures and jewellery. Join us and the Mad Hatter for a cup of Dorset tea!There is ample parking but please mind the chickens!BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT