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Somnia in bronze

ByKoen van Velzen 06-04-201612-02-2026

As I had promised earlier, I had both the Mermaid and the sandstone relief Somnia cast into bronze. Here a picture: the first result

bronze cast embossed Somnia

I don't like, although I still have much work to do before it will be quite to my liking. This piece was cast in sand; there is some loss of sharpness but it will take much less work to finish it than lost wax would.

To the first message about this relief.

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