Bronze Great Dane Sculpted By Senior Brain Caverly

The Bronze Great Dane is being sculpted by senior art student Brain Caverly using the "lost wax method" of casting bronze. This involves creating a clay original, coating that original with a silicone rubber material to make a perfect imprint. Plaster is then placed over the rubber to make a hard mold, and the original clay sculpture is removed. Wax is then brushed or poured into the mold creating a second mold into which the bronze is poured. The finished Great Dane will be a gift of the Class of 1999. Our Great Dane is modeled on Bucca, a real Great Dane owned by Patrick and Susan Touhey of Ballston Spa. The Great Dane will ultimately grace the lobby of the Recreation and Convocation Center.

Subjects

Buildings & Construction Gifts

Source Details

Greta Petry, "Bronze Great Dane to Grace RACC Lobby, Thanks to Class of 1999 Students and Parents," University Update, September 22, 1999, p. 6