INSTALLATION/MAINTENANCE


SIMPLE MAINTENANCE

Outdoor sculptures need to be waxed three to five times a year and indoor sculptures about once a year.

Clean your sculpture with water, use mild soap if necessary. Allow to dry.


Use paste wax with a bristle brush.


Apply a light coat of wax.


Allow a few minutes to dry then buff with a soft cloth.

 

INSTALLATION

A majority of my sculpture work will be installed in the following manner - just scroll down to view the photos and descriptions.


Step 1.
Prepare a concrete pad with five inch thickness.
A five inch thick concrete cylinder that has been set and is now drying in the location where it will be displayed.

Step 2.
Bottom of base will come with welded half-inch nuts that will be for the "allthread" purchased at a local hardware store.
Bottom of base with welded half-inch nuts.

Step 3.
Allthread is screwed into the nut.
Allthread being screwed into the nut on the base.

Step 4.
Cardboard pattern is pushed over the allthreads and is cut to the outline of the base.
Cardboard pattern being fit over the allthreads that have been cut to the outline of the base.

Step 5.
Pattern ready to be centered and the holes marked.
Cardboard pattern that is ready to be centered.

Step 6.
A masonry bit is used to drill the holes. Make the holes bigger than a half-inch.
A masonry bit is drilling the holes into the concrete base.

Step 7.
Holes drilled and cleaned out.
Holes have been drilled and cleaned out.

Step 8.
Sculpture positioned for placement.
Sculpture, wrapped in blankets is lying on its side while being positioned for placement.

Step 9.
Cement epoxy (many brands to choose from) fills the holes.
The holes drilled by the masonry bit are filled with the cement epoxy.

Step 10.
The allthreads are placed into the holes.
The sculpture is now unwrapped and standing up. Artist Warren Cullar is standing next to this work of art.

Step 11.
Your job is now complete.
Sculpture stands alone in the front yard in a space chosen by the patron.
 

MAINTENANCE

Your sculpture is made of bronze, mostly copper, and as any new penny, it changes in the elements. All things change outdoors, but we can assist the bronze by keeping a light coat of wax on the sculpture. You can use Johnson"s Paste Wax and a stiff brush to apply the wax. Allow the wax to dry for about fifteen minutes and then buff using a brush or soft cloth. Warm days work best to protect your sculpture. Applying three to five times a year will do the job.

Please call me if I can assist you with your sculpture in any way at (512)589-6717 (cell).