The conspicuous seam-welded patches are “windows” that were cut during the wax stage (then cast seperately) before dipping the rest of the sections (ceramic shell) and casting them all—to allow the sculpture to be cast hollow. Once cast in bronze, the windows were welded back in place. The next step is to file and grind out the weld seams, then assemble & weld all of the bronze sections together to complete the sculpture. I’m looking forward to returning to the foundry next week to supervise the weld-up!
The Rolling Cart of Metal Body Parts
Griffon cast bronze sections, pre-assembly/weld-up