Bronze Donkey Sculpture: Standing Donkey by Sue Maclaurin
Fierce intelligence, a wealth of character, spirit and adventurousness, and not a small amount of willfulness: there was a lot to capture and live up to when Sue Maclaurin began work on this tender portrait of a sweet little donkey!
We absolutely love the final result, and anyone who has ever loved a donkey is…
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Beautiful Donkey
The little donkey is stunning, I so pleased with him. I picked him out for my birthday and I think he’s so…
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Fierce intelligence, a wealth of character, spirit and adventurousness, and not a small amount of willfulness: there was a lot to capture and live up to when Sue Maclaurin began work on this tender portrait of a sweet little donkey!
We absolutely love the final result, and anyone who has ever loved a donkey is sure to recognize their treasured pal in this incredibly endearing sculpture.
Sue has spent much of her life with donkeys and so was very keen to capture every aspect of the personalities she has known over the years. She says, “Donkeys are hilariously entertaining and exasperating in equal measure. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching and sketching them to create this portrait, and I hope the new owners of these castings will love them too.”
Each casting of ‘Standing Donkey’ arrives bearing the artist’s signature, its own unique edition number and our NF maker’s mark.
Arriving in our elegant signature presentation gift box, accompanied by an artist signed and numbered certificate, whether to say ‘happy birthday’ or ‘thank you’ to the donkey lover in your life, this sculpture makes a truly spectacular and thoughtful gift.
(We thought you might also enjoy seeing Sue Maclaurin’s original sketch for this sculpture)
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We use the ancient art of Lost Wax Casting to hand cast your sculpture in solid bronze metal, never resin or ‘cold cast’ bronze. Each time a piece is cast, a new mould is created and then destroyed, ensuring that every sculpture you purchase from us is utterly unique. Each piece is individually numbered by hand, indicating its specific casting number within the edition, and bears the artist’s signature, and our ‘NF’ maker’s mark.
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A single-use mould is meticulously created from the original artwork. This is the heart of the process—every detail captured here will be perfectly replicated in bronze. Molten wax is then poured into this mould, creating a precise duplicate of the artist’s original sculpture.
The Bronze Pour
The wax model is coated in a ceramic shell and then fired in a kiln, a process that melts and “loses” the wax. This creates a hollow ceramic mould. Molten bronze, heated to an incredible 1200°C/2200°F, is immediately poured into this mould. Once cooled, the ceramic shell is carefully broken away, revealing the raw bronze sculpture inside.
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The raw bronze sculpture is expertly hand-finished by our skilled artisans. This final stage is where the sculpture’s character comes to life. Our craftsman applies heat and a chemical patina to the sculpture, creating a unique colour and effect. Finally, a protective wax coating is carefully applied and polished, giving the sculpture a beautiful, lustrous finish.
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