Stone House Pottery & Gallery
418 Spring Street, Hwy 20, Galena, Illinois 61036
815.777.0354      gallery@stonehousepotterygalena.com
Thurs-Mon 10-5, Tue & Wed by appointment

Enjoy two evenings where art and food come together.

Design your own 3-piece dinnerware set and enjoy a gourmet meal, that you prepare, on it the following evening.

Reservations required.
Private classes welcome.

Accomodations available next door at Abe’s Spring Street Guest House.


BRONZE SCULPTURE
Sculpted from clay and cast in bronze, these one-of-a-kind sculptures embrace the human form. Highlighting the most graceful and divine figures; movement and balance become effortless.

Bronzes are made using the old traditional method called The Lost Wax Technique whereby a wax replica of the original sculpture is made & then encased in a refractory slurry which hardens into a rigid mould. The mould is then positioned in a kiln to be heated up to a point where the wax burns out. Once the mould is devoid of any traces of wax, the mould is cooled & then molten bronze is poured into the cavity where originally the wax had been. The bronze then solidifies & when cool is removed by destroying the mould which surrounds it. The bronze casting will be subjected to many different processes , such as cutting, welding, grinding, polishing & pagination or the coloring of the bronze.
© 2010 Stone House Pottery & Gallery
Designed by Christina Eisbach, Devils Ladder Creative, Galena, Illinois
Programmed by Jeanne Poirier, Berthoud, Colorado