"Bronze Olive Trees" Is a combination of cast and fabricated bronze. The finished trees are painted with a metal stain and clear coated for protection. There are over 900 leaves in this artwork. Each leaf is plasma cut, ground, pressed three different times, shaped before it was welded on.
There are olives inter-mixed that are also made from sheet bronze. Pressed, formed, welded, ground, polished and welded with a stem onto the branch.
There are olives inter-mixed that are also made from sheet bronze. Pressed, formed, welded, ground, polished and welded with a stem onto the branch.