These bronze pieces are bronze with a liver of sulfur patina under a gold leaf. The problem with gold leaf is it looks gaudy until it ages. When it rains I put them outside to speed the process.
"gust" 7,8 and 9
10/6/2016
Prepared the shells for burnout
Here I am wearing ear and eye protection, a respirator and using my angle grinder with a diamond blade to cut off the top of the cup and blind vents.
Shells ready for the first burnout.