Building a one and one half life size bronze horse and rider Part Two

This larger than life size bronze horse statue was sculpted in clay.  A mold was then made from the clay model and wax was poured into that mold.  The wax was then "invested" or dipped in a liquid ceramic slurry and coated with sand to create a thick, hard ceramic shell surrounding the wax.  That ceramic shell was then heated to remove the wax and molten bronze was poured into the hot shell.  The pieces of the cast bronze were then welded together and textured to erase any seam lines from the welding.

Kim then traveled a team of two master foundrymen, Dan Snarr and Trevor McEntire from Atlas Bronze Casting in Kearns, Utah to Abu Dhabi, UAE where they reassembled the bronze horse and rider, sandblasted, applied patina, and installed the Arabian bronze monument on site. 

We left off with the pieces of the monumental heroic size bronze being welded together... 

The bronze horse and rider are welded together, the welds blended away and textured and it is ready for sandblasting in order to make an even finish over the entire piece.

Sandblasting the entire giant bronze horse.

Adding the patina to the bronze horse.