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Ceramic sculpture with bronze finish
I love making sculptures out of found objects such as this sea shell and a dragon I made out of plaster of Paris and then bronzed. My neighbour’s daughter’s fingers and a clam. I cast her fingers in plaster of … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, anna keiller ceramics, art, arts, beauty, bronze effect on sculptures, bronze filler, ceramic, ceramic sculpture, ceramic torso, ceramic torsos, ceramics, found objects, graphite powder, House Gods, mood critters, plaster of Paris, sculpture, sculptures, Tiranti, varnish brushes, www.annakeiller.com
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Male Ceramic Torsos
Ceramic torso 20” x 16”. This sculpture is made to hang on the wall. It is smoke fired. Male torso 21” x 16”. This torso is made using black clay. Instead of glazing it, I used a bees wax varnish … Continue reading
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Tagged anna keiller ceramics, art, arts, beauty, bees wax, bronze powder, ceramic, ceramic sculpture, ceramic torso, ceramic torsos, cold bronze finish, commissions, graphite powder, male ceramic torsos, male torso, male torsos, sheen, smoke fired ceramics, style, www.annakeiller.com
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Back to work; sculpting a torso
The spring weather is all but gone and I am in my studio concentrating on my alternative portrait commissions. In weather like this it is difficult to get the studio warm enough; I can wear layers of clothes, my client … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative portraits, anna keiller ceramics, anna keiller studio, beauty, body cast, ceramic torsos, clay, clay walls, client, commissions, life casting, mold, plaster, plaster bandages, plaster mold, sculpture, sculptures, shopping, smoke fired, smoke firing, soft soap, studio, style, torso, torsos, work, www.annakeiller.com
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Ceramic sculpture with bronze finish
I love to play with different finishing techniques. I was taught a simple technique how to make ceramics look like bronze, copper or pewter. You simply mix copper or bronze filler with matte varnish and paint it on bisque fired … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, beauty, bisque firing, botz glazes, bronze effect, ceramic, clay body, finishing techniques, male torso, sculpture
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