With the exception of "Mahatma Gandhi," the portraits below were done from live models who sat for countless hours as the clay replicas were labored over. Next, a mold was made of the clay portrait, into which a layer of melted wax was poured like a thin shell. This wax, through the "lost wax" process, was then invested with a mixture of sand and plaster. When dried, the investment was placed in a kiln and the wax was melted out (or "lost," as it were). This melting left a space identical to the wax shell into which molten bronze was be poured. The Gandhi portrait was done through the use of numerous photos of the man at various ages and expressions. A mold of the clay model was made in rubber into which the casting medium was placed. A surface "faux" patina was created to approximate the look of aged bronze.
