Ever wondered how sculptures are made? Watch the casting process in action at these bronze pouring demonstrations.

Artist Jasmine Bradbury will be working with Coles Castings Foundry to create small bronze artworks together.

They use the ‘lost wax’ casting process, which was also used by the foundries working with Henry Moore. The artist and fabricators would work closely together to translate Moore’s working models, often made of plaster, into bronze sculptures.

The process begins by taking a flexible mould of the working model, to then make a wax replica from. Next, a ceramic shell is formed around the wax replica, which is then melted away – this is where the term ‘lost wax’ comes from.

At this event you’ll see the final stage of the process, where bronze is poured into the ceramic shell. When the metal has cooled and hardened, the ceramic shell is broken open to reveal the small bronze sculpture within.

The other stages of the process will also be on display at the event for you to look at, so you can see the whole journey of the sculpture.

This event celebrates our seasonal theme of Encounters and is part of a week of Material Encounters activities taking place this August.

This event is included in the cost of an annual ticket to Henry Moore Studios & Gardens.