This piece has been fashioned to hang on the wall like a picture and is constructed of material that will with stand the out door elements. I have had it hanging outside my home since it was completed quite a few years ago. The face was sculpted in wax and then a plaster cast made over this wax piece. When the wax was removed from the plaster mold resin and iron filings were mixed and lined the inside surface. Layers of steel wool saturated with resin were placed over the cast iron inner-surface. The plaster mold was removed when the cast metal liner had cured. The exposed surface was scrubbed and acid washed to remove resin residue. Exposed iron filings then were allowed to rust naturally as a final finish.
You may be curious about the title "Bob". Do you think this face bears any resemblance to a personality in show business?
*More detail can be found on my art at my website <www.apatchablue.com>
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