Art Casting of Iron Sculpture

Green Foundry - Art Casting Iron Sculpture

with Josh Dow and Lauren Holmgren

November 8-11  (4 days)
Tuition: $450.00
Skill level: Beginner and up

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       This workshop will focus on casting gray iron into sodium silicate sand molds.  Each student will create one or more bas-relief and one three dimensional sculpture using an oil based clay. Iron is cast using a traditional cupola furnace.   The furnace construction and operation will be discussed in detail along with the different sand molding techniques. This class is open to beginner sculptors as well as beginner metalsmiths. 

                                 
      Lauren Holmgren and Josh Dow received their BFA in Sculpture at Massachusetts College of Art 2004/2005.  Josh and Lauren  work as a team casting iron and bronze for personal work and commissions. Currently, they operate Green Foundry a fine art casting service in Eliot, Maine and teach courses through the adjoined school, Sanctuary Arts. They are members and founders of a group art collective focusing on performance iron casting called The Iron Guild, to see more about performances please visit: www.ironguild.net.