About Pour and Patina
An independent educational site about sculpture, bronze casting and public art.
What this site is
Pour and Patina is an independent educational site about sculpture. It explains how bronze sculpture is cast with the lost wax process, how patina forms, how sculpture materials compare, and how public and church sculpture comes about.
It is not a studio, gallery or foundry. It does not represent any artist, it sells nothing and it does not take commissions. It is not affiliated with any person, organisation or business.
How the guides are written
The guides use general facts that can be checked in public reference works and in material published by museums, public art programs and professional associations. Where a figure varies from case to case, such as the cost or duration of a commission, the guides leave it out rather than guess.
The guides do not describe or judge the work of individual living artists.
Not professional advice
The guides are general information. Anyone planning a real commission or treating an old bronze should talk to qualified sculptors, foundries or conservators.