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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

patina

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.