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After a life time of work in the corporate world, I made the decision to start my sculpture business in 1992, a dream that had been with me since my studies in art and music at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois during the late 1960’s. My interest has always been in creating sculpture of human beings, which demonstrates the extensive diversity in image of the Human Race. I also am fascinated by other forms of sculpture, such as pottery and objects that relate to natural and dream images of humankind.
One of my greatest artistic fascinations has always been with the sculpture casting process of gypsum crystal, which found its origins in the mid 1700’s. After extensive research and self study of the engineering processes used for gypsum crystal casting, found in very old texts, I developed my own method of case compression mold making and casting for my sculpture, using some original and other modern materials. All of my original sculptures produced in the 1990’s were made with this process… It was not until the early 2000’s that I turned to bronze casting, due to the extensive physical demands required for crystal casting and case compression mold making, which were taking their toll on my body… I no longer produce my sculpture with this process, due to expense and physical limitations.
From 1996 thru 2007, I found myself, once again, back in the corporate world of work, and my sculpture was, for the most part, placed on the back burner… It is only in the past year that I am once again devoting my time to my sculpture, art and music… I am hopeful that you will enjoy seeing my sculpture from the past 15 years on my website. I will be placing new work on the website at it is created…
R. Jackson Ferch, ELEMINIUM Sculpture & Design
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