The Basin
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The Basin

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I recently thought to create another sculpture in my amethyst and bronze series of work, although this work is not directly part of my amethyst series. This sculpture portrays two small birds sitting on a twig.

I have chosen to set the work on residue amethyst I cut from the geode used for my Encased sculpture with the bronze stallion. This cut amethyst has a crystal depression that I think of as a water basin.

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Description

This version of my two sparrows was cast as a second sculpture to utilize a cutting from the base of a large amethyst geode that I used for another sculpture.

The birds and twig are cast as a single unit of 840 grams of silicon bronze. The twig was given a liver of sulphur patina and the birds were given a heat patina to enhance their colour. As the heat patina did not show the purples and blues as I hoped I applied a light ferric nitrate brown colour to the bronze.

The piece was originally planned to be set on walnut. However, this was changed to a translucent onyx base. The onyx provides a smaller height that better suits the slim amethyst slab.

The amethyst crystals in the cavity remind me of a natural water basin from which the small birds might drink. The amethyst slab is polished and pinned to the onyx base.

Width: 30 cm
Depth: 16 cm
Height: 13.5 cm
Weight: 3.8 kg

Additional information

Weight 3.8 kg
Dimensions 30 × 16 × 13.5 cm

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