Wednesday 18 December 2019

Badger cub


Another bronze creature - part of a set of 'woodland creatures'.

The colour of the badger cub is completely natural. I told the foundry what I wanted (I wanted 'badger') and some very clever people applied heat and chemicals in the right places to get this patina. You can get any colour you want from bronze.

13 comments:

  1. A few years ago, one of the dogs found a small Badger in the woods. He wasn't the friendliest of creatures.

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  2. I really like that. What were the other woodland creatures in the collection? Did you create them all? -Jenn

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    1. No, there were three other creatures created by my erstwhile glamorous assistant, but he fucked-up on many levels, thankfully leaving me with the lion's share.

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  3. This is beautiful! Will we see more?

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  4. That is rather charming, I like the colouring. They used to come down to the valley between Weston Park and Weston lane, tried to eat one of my hens one night but luckily he got confused and fled.

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    1. My badger is of the children's book variety, in that everyone loves them for the cuddly and inoffensive things that they really (unreally) are.

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  5. They did a good job, on your good work

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    1. I went to the largest and most respected art foundry in Europe, and they did a very good job.

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  6. Another artist happy to step up. It's a good looking little woodland creature. That seems to be a plethora of deck railing. I hope it's graced by more creatures.

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  7. He is a beauty Tom. Our Auction House, Tennants, have an Auction of Bronzes shortly and they are on show upstairs. You may well be able to view them if you go online.

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