Monty the bronze Dachshund.

After discussing the commission process with the client, Monty the long haired Daschund and the client came to my studio. It was great to meet the dog - he has a lovely character and very handsome!

Whilst chatting to the client in my studio I also took lots of photos of Monty. I then began working in clay to make a couple of maquettes/sketches. The client and I discussed which maquette he would like to develop into the final outcome.

As I worked on the final outcome I sent regular updates to the client to show how he was progressing. When I was happy with the result the client and Monty came to my studio to have a look. He was very happy with the final outcome and so I took the sculpture to the Bronze Foundry where the clay sculpture was cast using the ‘lost wax ‘process’.

The casting process takes between 6-8 weeks.

I have just collected the sculpture and thrilled with the result!

Bronze is my absolute favourite material and is such a wonderful material to use for a dog commission. The client chose to have a rich warm brown patina which I think works really well.

If you are interested in finding out about an animal commission please get in touch with me susiehartleysculptures@gmail.com or call 07719 917480