Jupiter Series II Product:Jupiter Series II dove-gray fresh water pearls emerging

dove-gray fresh water pearls emerging from the center

housing a display of diamonds (

Leaves vary from 16” long and the smallest at 10” long

The artist uses glass much like a quilter uses fabric

Rounded geometric shapes punctuate the slim

Jupiter Series II Product:Jupiter Series II dove-gray fresh water pearls emergingTo create this lively sculpture, artist Catherine L. Bohrman utilized a process called "lost wax". After sculpting the figures and background in clay, she then created a wax replica from the clay mold. Then, at a bronze foundry, the wax form was repeatedly dipped in a ceramic slurry in order to form a shell around it. Once this shell was dry and heated, it was able to withstand the heat of liquid bronze being poured into it. The ceramic shell was then