A bronze jumping horse trophy in progress

This clay model for a bronze sculpture started out as a pipe with a t fitting on a board. I then added oil based clay and wires to support the legs, tail and head and neck. 

Once the horse was well under way, I added the saddle, bridle, breastplate and then the rider.

When the finished sculpture is cast in bronze, there will be no pipe in his belly for support.

This horse and rider are approximately 12 inches high.

Number 1 of the limited edition of this bronze jumping horse sculpture is going to become a perpetual trophy on a walnut base which will bear the names of the winners through the years. 

I will keep you updated as this statue moves through the mold making and lost wax bronze casting processes!

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

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 finished and sealed with patina...

Kim Corpany standing next to the finished bronze. The giant bronze horse and rider sculpture is now ready to be installed on the plynth or pedestal being prepared for it.

Giant Bronze Horse Sculpture ready to be moved. Trevor is standing on the horses back awaiting the crane.

Lifting the 1 and 1/2 life-size bronze horse and rider onto the truck for transport to the front gates of Al Forsan.

Trevor riding along with the Giant bronze horse to keep an eye on its safety as it is taken to the front gates for installation.

Once again the giant bronze horse statue is rigged to a crane. This time an even bigger crane will lift it.

The bronze horse takes flight. The crane carries the statue over the front gates to the pedestal it will be placed on.

The bronze horse sculpture being placed on the pedestal.

Preparing to anchor the massive bronze horse and rider to the pedestal.

Some of the workers who built the pedestal look on while Trevor prepares the pedestal for the anchors which will hold the bronze sculpture in place.

Now the bronze statue is ready to be placed and anchored down.

The artisans will clad the cement plynth with beautiful black granite with copper flecks in it. Meanwhile, this tall plywood wall is built around the bronze monument in order to conceal it until its unveiling.

The finished giant Arabian horse and the sheikh,

The finished Al Forsan Bronze Monument of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nayan galloping on an Arabian horse.  This monument is located at Al Forsan International Sports Resort in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Lifting the 1 and 1/2 life-size bronze horse and rider onto the truck for transport to the front gates of Al Forsan.

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.

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

This exquisite sculpture of a Quarter Horse's head will be part of the Quarter Horse fountain. The segments of the fountain are shown here as they were sculpted in clay.

Call Kim Corpany direct to take advantage of the pre-casting special price on this quarter horse head fountain.
It will be cast as a limited edition of 500 in white bonded marble.It will also be cast as a limited edition of 50 in bronze.
1(801)845-5168

The upper part of the surround frame featured hand sculpted leather like carving as well as the heads of four of the Foundation Quarter Horse Stallions: Peppy, Leo, King, and Doc Bar.

This is what the finished fountain will look like.