Home / Recent Work / Isabelle ( a mechanical bell), 2017, Bronze and Brass, 9.5" x 15" x 9.5" / Isabelle, how it was made / Stage 1 34
14. Dome done.
15. Bending over where the chin will be.
16. Using the hydraulic press to push out the nose.
17. With the same stake in the nose, hammering the area around the nose.
18. With the stake shown in image #10, hammering on either side of the nose.
19. Another stake for the nose, for the process shown in the next image.
20. Hammering under the nose, using the stake shown in the previous image.
21. The stake I used in the process shown in the next image.
22. Hammering in the mouth.
23. Another stake, used in the next step.
24. Putting in the slits of the closed eyes, hammering using the previously shown stake to support the metal right next to where I'm hammering.
25. With a small ball stake underneath, planishing the cheeks.
26. Using a chasing tool for the finer details. I did a lot of this, but it was too hard to get any pictures in which you could actually see what was going on. I had to use the hand holding the chasing tool to also steady the piece, and this hid the actua
27. The face is really taking shape. At this point I was in the middle of a week-long struggle to change it from what looked more like a male face into a reasonably good representation of a female face.
28. Planishing on the hair to get it nice and smooth all over.