The Born & the Unborn
The sculpture arrived from Italy in deplorable shape with a dirty cracked and scarred, black patina.
Doug was hired to repair and restore it to its intended beauty and form. Complete restoration of sculpture including welding, patina, reformation of the sculpture itself.
Completed 2019
Materials: Hot Bronze and Patina
Sculptor: Douglas Granum (original sculptor unknown)
Casting & Patina: Parks Foundry, 2 Ravens Studio
Project Team
Douglas Granum
Douglas Granum
This is not work; but is truly a labor of love. While I am the artist, none of this could not have been accomplished without the help of a number of organizations and individuals.
David Wright
David Wright
David Wright is a multi talented urban designer,landscape architect and artist/illustrator of the built, everyday, and inner environments. David brings concepts, schematics, and plans to life.
Parks Foundry
Parks Foundry, Enterprise Oregon
Parks Bronze Foundry is a full service bronze casting and moding foundry in response to fine art sculptors, art collectors, and art appreciation.
Scott Norris
Scott Norris
With over 20 years of making interactive things, Scott brings unique technical and design skills to the team. He makes sure that the whole world can see our work.
2 Ravens Studio
2 Ravens Studio
As an art foundry, Two Ravens Studio produces sculptures for artists working in stone, wood and clay and a variety of other mediums. We create of art for public display and private residences, as well as custom architectural fixtures.
Application of the Patina
Artificial patinas are applied to bronze using chemical solutions which react with the surface to form a thin layer of coloured corrosion products. Patinas can be transparent or opaque and are sometimes applied in a number of layers to produce widely varied effects. Patination has been used as a decorative technique on metals by many different cultures for thousands of years.