Jupiter Series II Product:Jupiter Series II housing a display of diamonds

housing a display of diamonds (

highlighting the straight

The piece is heated almost to the melting point

The artist uses glass much like a quilter uses fabric

The top is created by using a press mold

Jupiter Series II Product:Jupiter Series II housing a display of diamondsTo 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