I am because we are.
Look what we can do! It is our nature to make things. Just look at the world around us. We made this world. Humans are an amazing species! We made the creative communities and everything incredible we can see.
Bronze casting is my chosen method of communication showing my love for nature. It also represents my acceptance of the belief that modern human life belongs equally to every other species on earth. I am proud to be a modern industrial worker and maker of things. I am grateful to have a voice that can leave an imprint in history. I express my love of nature through this ancient industrial process. My goal is to inspire and engage a community to be kind, equitable and as sustainable. I would make Democracy in my work place and operate in solidarity within my community taking personal “respond ability” very seriously.
Action follows inspiration
When we enter into the mysterious and ancient world of metal art casting we touch on a process 5000 years old. Bronze casting has been a part of a diverse cultural human expression. Communities of tribal peoples everywhere, from the Vikings in the north to the Africans in the south to the Indians in the east, past this knowledge down through generations And still practice some of these ancient techniques today. How it all started is still shrouded in mystery Tin and Copper are not usually found together. Pottery and flint napping are specialized processes for tool making that are made one at a time. Bronze casting could do so much more variety. Cast bronze could be resharpened and recycled. This is what I do. I use recycled copper based metals to make art to celebrate the process, the history, nature.
The very first thing to learn is: What is the order of that world? What are the specialty tools we use here? How is the process done? At SFA we have decades of experience and advice to overwhelm you three times over so bring a note pad.
Bronze casting methods have not changed in its basic principles. Material science (the supplies used in the process) have been where the biggest advances have occurred. The basic process of lost wax, sand casting and die casting is the same process we use today, just fancier materials.
Safety Third !
JUST KIDDING! That is an old shop joke. The inherent dangers of molten metal are real and of course we take it very serious. If you prove yourself committed and interested to cope with the weight, heat and have proper gear We will teach you everything you need to do this safely. We ensure safety through patterned actions. Our bronze pours are choreographed each time we do a dry run to practice each step as it is to be done exactly. The direction of action is by the person running the pour and steering the shank. We have always done the exact same basic steps the exact same way every time.
I have 100% record of safety No injuries under my watch.
