Laran Bronze Inc.

10/21/2025

Tom Starr of Starr Pottery and Bronze is here inspecting his waxes of "Early Peas" and "Under Grandmother's Watchful Eye". Tom incorporates his expert pottery techniques and rich textures into his sculptures resulting in an amazing organic earthy effect.

09/30/2025

Artist and videographer Cameron John Robbins made a couple of in depth documentaries about the foundry

It begins as clay. A mortal substance, pulled from the earth, shaped with human hands into the likeness of the divine. But clay is fragile, clay is fleeting....

09/30/2025

Artist and videographer Cameron John Robbins made a couple of in depth documentaries about the foundry and process

It begins as clay. A mortal substance, pulled from the earth, shaped with human hands into the likeness of the divine. But clay is fragile, clay is fleeting....

08/13/2025

"Cauliflower Sundial" aluminum cast of 3d print by Anthea Hamilton. Project manager: Vanessa Solomon (affixing the sundial in it's proper place after installation). Currently on view at the Aspen Museum of Art.

07/24/2025

Renaissance By Lawrence Welker III
Walnut
8”L x 11”W x 21”H

07/21/2025

07/11/2025

in the wax room to inspect the 28 General Douglas MacArthur Leadership awards to be cast in bronze and presented at the Pentagon this fall.
Since 1988 the award has recognized officers and warrant officers in the regular Army, Reserve, and National Guard who have displayed the ideals that MacArthur once stood for- duty, honor, and country.

07/10/2025

The great Zenos Frudakis in the wax room today to inspect the 28 General Douglas MacArthur Leadership awards to be cast in bronze and presented at the Pentagon this fall.
Since 1988, the award has recognized officers and warrant officers in the regular Army, Reserve and National Guard who have displayed the ideals that MacArthur once stood for -- duty, honor and country.

07/08/2025

Julia Levitina is back here today welding some of her sculptures while Jesse and the Welkers train Kyle our new metal employee on pouring bronze!

07/03/2025

Bridgette is starting the fireworks early with an expert patina for Morris Cook's beautiful figure!

06/24/2025

Bart Walter at the foundry today chasing his bronze African wild dog with an impala head. He does this to ensure the surface is as faithful as possible to the original clay.

06/23/2025

Wax fitting, bronze pour, facial portrait detail, and patina of Richard Blake's W. E. B. Dubois.