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Photos by
Duffy Coffman
Story by
David J. Hayden
A COMPLETED SCULPTURE of a landing eagle is viewed by the students. The eagle is one of
hundreds produced at the Foundry.
Joe Meek
Sculpture created by local artisans
Tomorrow, the Joe Meek
lxDay celebrations will com­
mence at 11 a.m. with the of­
ficial unveiling of the Joe Meek,
sculpture located in the
cafeteria and a full schedule of
lectures on the historic figure.
Created by Dan Huber, a it is a particularly appropriate
sculptor residing in Milwaukie, piece to have on campus,”ex-
the Joe Meek sculpture por­ plained Norm Bursheim, art
trays the Oregon City, pioneer department chairperson, “is
mounted on bis horse clad in because of its relationship: to
the college.”
deer skins and moccasins.
Not only does the artist
“One of the reasons I think
live in the community, but the
piece was bronzed at the
Maiden Foundry located in
Sandy and of course, the sub­
ject lived most of his life in the
Oregon City area, he noted.
“It’s a. tremendous art pièce to
have.” .
Western 'art is One of the
fastest growing segments of
art,” Bursheim corhmented. “It
isn’t traditional art, but it is in an
area ( with tremendous
support.”
Recently, a group of art
students visited the Maiden
Foundry to learn about the
ceramic mold method of
bronze casting.
The casting process dates
back to 1200 A. D. ip China
and is still the primary method
used to Cast bronze art today,.
The process begins with
an initial clay sculpture, around
which the mold is created.
Once the clay is removed, a
wax model is made from the
plaster mold.
. The wax model is then
coated with layers of ceramic to
make the final mold. Finally,
the bronze is pouted into the
last mold which is later chipped
away from the cooled bronze.
The bronze is eventually hand-
finished.
.
A MAIDEN FOUNDRY representative explains the
ceramic mold method of bronze casting to art students.
THESE ARE TWO of three completed 9-foot John Wayne
statues. The original model was only 3 feet.
Wednesday, February 10, 1982
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