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© 2004 Bernard M. Deschler
Design - by ArtQuest
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| Q. |
When
I purchase one of your works of art, does the price
include shipping? |
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The
shipping cost is not included and is the responsibility
of the buyer. A shipping cost is calculated at the
time of purchase and based on where the work is being
shipped. Once you've given a shipping address, a cost
will be provided to you. Depending on your area of
the world, you can also suggest a shipper you prefer
to use. |
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Are
your paintings framed ? |
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The
paintings are not framed. The canvas is simply stretched
onto stretcher bars and can be hung without a frame.
You can frame the painting upon receipt or you may
wish to request a particular type of frame at which
point a framing cost can be provided to you. |
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What
type of payments do you accept ? |
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Acceptable
types of payment are: wire transfer, money order,
and business or personal check. A cashiers check is
no longer an acceptable means of payment. On first
time purchases, business or personal checks must clear
the bank before shipment takes place. |
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Will
I be charged a sales tax ? |
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Sales
tax is charged only to those individuals shipping
art to the state of New York. |
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| Q. |
How
do you make a sculpture ? |
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Whether
it is a commission for a special project or a piece
I simply want to make, the process is always the same.
I first study the subject so that I am fully controlled
by the subject. I sketch the shape and pose of the
desired finished piece on paper. I then try to create
the model. There are two major types of sculpture
making; the "add-on method" and the "take
away method". I use the "add-on" method
because very often I simply draw rough sketches of
the shape, pose and action of the piece that I will
change along the way. Once I intimately know the subject,
I am ready to create it. The easiest way to explain
the process is to give you an example. For instance,"The
Cross" at St. Edmund was a labor of
love and shows the intimacy of loving God which is
displayed in the final piece. For years I have sculpted
corpus for crucifixes and studied reports of many
coroners and medical examiners on the death process
of the crucified. I must have read the passion of
Jesus Christ fifty times and then hung myself on a
cross to get the feeling of the agony created by the
weight of the body hanging on a cross. I also hung
a model on a scaffold to see and feel the position
of the hips, the stomach, the rib cage and the location
of the head on the chest. I then made several sketches
and proceeded to create the clay model. The model
is then taken to the foundry where a mold is made.
The size of this particular cross required many separate
molds and we had to cut the model’s legs and
arms to make separate molds. The molds are rubber
wrapped up in a reinforced plaster jacket about 2”
thick so that the rubber does not get distorted when
making the wax model. From the rubber mold, a wax
model is then made. The hot wax is not poured but
rather painted into the mold so that the wax model
is hollow for a ceramic core. After the wax model
is completed it is then encased in a tough ceramic
jacket. After the many layers of wet ceramic, it is
dried and then baked around 2400 Fahrenheit where
the wax melts and the ceramic mold is now ready for
the hot bronze that is poured into the cavity. After
the hot metal bronze has cooled, I then break the
ceramic jacket, clean the metal and assemble the arms
and legs. Once the sculpture is assembled, I put the
finishing touches to the piece and it's ready for
installation. |
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| Q. |
How
long does it take to commission a sculpture or special
project? |
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The creative
process can not be hastened but it usually takes upwards
of 6-9 months from the beginning of the commissioned
process till a finished bronze sculpture is ready
for shipping. It truly depends on the subject and
the material that is chosen. Marble could possibly
take up to a year to secure just the right size and
color for a finished piece. |
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