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"2008 Works In Progress" ... Life-size of Irish Labor Leader, James Connolly, for the Irish-American Labor Council of Chicago .....  Monumental Vietnam Era Soldier for Big Piney Veterans Cemetery, Big Piney, WY; Monument of Sir Barnes Wallis for Herne Bay Town Partners, Kent, England

Tom White is working on this soldier statue of a Vietnam Era American Soldier to be cast in
7-1/2 ft. monumental bronze sculpture for the memorial Veterans Cemetery at Big Piney, WY

Pricing, Ordering & Procedures - Tom White Studios, Inc.

All Smaller Sculptures can be enlarged to Life-size or Monumental Sculptures -
 Example: Baseball players enlarged for game parks           

Ordering Information and Terms:      
We accept Cashier's Checks, Personal Checks, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover

• Table-top size in-stock Sculptures ... Payment in full by Check or Credit Card.  Sculpture shipped when payment received ... prices range from $1,500.00 to $4,500.00 depending on size.  Shipped immediately if we have sculpture in inventory.  If it must be recast at the foundry, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.

• In stock Limited Edition sculptures, life-size and above ... Fifty Percent upon order, Fifty percent upon completion of recasting at Foundry which typically takes 6 to 8 weeks from time of order (longer for life-size sculptures ordered).  Sculptures are shipped directly to customer when completed with base and tag after final payment is received.  Special arrangements are made for delivery and installation of life-size sculptures.

• Commissioned sculptures .... when having a commissioned piece done, whether tabletop size, life-size or monumental size, this is a working process between Artist and Customer and involves some of the following steps.  These steps may vary depending on the size of the piece, especially for monumental sculptures which involve several more steps of enlargement, approvals, and also require a different payment schedule which is worked out in the Artist Commission Agreement:

  • Artist and Customer decide on design and concept of sculpture scene

  • Customer provides photos and video if appropriate (portrait bronze commissions)

  • Commissioned Artist Agreement is signed by both parties

  • Customer pays 10% non-refundable deposit of total job cost to be placed in Artist's "line of upcoming work"

  • Customer pays 1/3 of total remaining estimated costs when Artist begins actual work on the piece

  • Artist designs clay maquette and gets approval from Customer and proceeds with Sculpture

  • Customer pays 1/3 of total costs when Clay is finished and is ready to go to foundry

  • Customer pays final 1/3 of total costs when Sculpture is ready to be delivered and/or shipped to Customer.

  • If Customer desires Artist to personally deliver and install the sculpture, additional agreed on fees are incurred

  • Artist retains all copyrights to mold and editions of sculptures.

Call for Pricing of Existing Sculptures on this Website
or to have Tom design a unique commissioned sculpture for you
1-800-320-9201  ~~~ 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST

Information on Procedures of how a Sculpture goes from idea to the finished product:

v     Research materials of all subjects are gathered.  This would include pictures, video, clothing examples and/or artifacts to be included in the sculpture scenes.

v     Tom creates rough miniature clay maquettes of each proposed sculpture that depict shape, movement and style.

v     Digitals of maquettes are sent to the Committee for approval, suggestions and comment. 

v     Once the overall design of the sculptures is approved, maquettes are sized up into life-size foam armatures. To this foam, a structural armature of pipes and steel must be added internally and externally while working closely with the foundry who will be casting the pieces to determine the most strategic places for cuts for mold and wax development.  The armature must be have these internal supports of steel to give the maximum amount of support to the clay sculpture as it is being worked on.  Next, several layers of clay are spread over all of the foam structure and the actual sculpting of the detail into the clay is finished.

v     When each sculpture is completed, a final approval must be made by the Customer prior to taking the finished sculpture to the chosen Foundry for mold making, casting and finishing.

v     A master mold maker makes one master mold of the sculpture from which several editions could be poured.

v     A wax is made of each sculpture from the Master Mold.

v     After the wax is poured, it is dipped into a slurry and several layers of ceramic sand which must dry correctly between each of the 6 to 8 layers. 

v     The wax is then melted out of the dried ceramic shell and hot, molten bronze is poured into the molds.  After drying, this ceramic shell is broken off and the metal chasing begins.

v     Pieces of the sculpture are welded back together and the Artist’s detail is ensured throughout this process.

v     The final finish or “patina” for coloring of the sculptures is done under the Artist’s direction.  Artist participates in all stages of the casting process.

v     The foundry time is anticipated to be between 6 to 12 weeks per piece at the foundry.  Several pieces can be cast simultaneously at the foundry.

 General Timelines for life-size or monumental .... so that client can anticipate the procedure:

• Research & gathering of research materials  ............   4 weeks

• Design of maquette .........................................................    2-3 weeks

• Enlargements of maquettes once approved ............    4-6 weeks

• Layering of clay on armature .....................................     2-3 weeks

• Actual sculpting of clay on armature .......................     1-2 months

• Creating original master mold at foundry ...............     2 weeks

• Wax duplicate at foundry ............................................     1-2 weeks

• Ceramic shell at foundry ..............................................     3-4 weeks

• Bronze casting, metal chasing at foundry ..............     2 weeks

• Patina at foundry .........................................................      1 day

• Pick-up and delivery of sculpture ............................      1-3 weeks

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