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

The finished Al Forsan monument in place in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Making a bronze monument: 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.

The finished clay sculpture of the Arabian Knight. It is shown here ready for the mold making process to begin.
The entire bronze monument was them sandblasted for an even finish on the metal.

Shims are added to divide the sculpture into sections and mold is painted on.

Because of the size of this bronze monument and the region of the world to which it was delivered, we then cut the monument into large sections to be crated in order to fit the size requirements for crates that can be shipped by air frieght to Abu Dhabi.

Sliding the sections of the bronze horse together.

Kim using a grinder to smooth and re-texture the welds while Dan works on welding the tail onto the horse.

Dan and Trevor attaching the upper body of the bronze Sheikh.

Welding the bronze Arabian horse's head in place.

Coming soon...   finishing the 1 and 1/2 life-size bronze horse and rider for Al Forsan.

See more of my bronze horse sculptures at www.corpany.com