The process begins with sculpting or appropriating the necessary elements for the sculpture. A model is then assembled and fitted together. (These models are not the finished sculptures. They are too fragile and unstable since they have been made from a combination of materials such as wood, metal, glass, leather, organic material, body parts, etc.) After the model is completed, a silicone mold is made of the pattern.

With the silicone mold, a plaster casting is made. Typically, a soft, workable medium such as plaster, wax or foam is used to make the first casting. The first casting is “soft” enough to allow me to rework the model, blending the connection points of the various components together. After the “soft” model is finished, a new silicone mold is made of the “soft” model. It is from this second mold that the final sculptural castings are made.

The new silicone mold is used for casting the final sculpture. Almost all of my sculptures are cast in Forton MG. Forton MG is a versatile (exterior safe) casting medium that is widely used in the architectural restoration field. (For more information about Forton MG click the "About the Casting Material” link.) Forton MG can be finished in numerous ways, including surface color treatments, internal pigmentation, or adding aggregates or metal powders to the mix for stone or metallic effects. The finished casting is then buffed and sealed for display.

It is from this second mold that the final sculptural castings are made. Because every casting ,from first to last, is made from the same mold (preventing “generational” loss of detail) and is then hand finished. Each piece is as original as the first.