Why Aussie Bronze?

Melting the bronze

Pouring the bronze

Bronze is poured at 1400 degrees/2552 farenheit in Australian foundries using the “Lost-Wax Process”: The lost-wax process is the ancient method of changing the original soft wax sculpture into bronze and has remained essentially unchanged for 6,000 years. This type of casting picks-up the minutest detail of the sculpture there by guaranteeing pieces of art of exceptional quality.

Advantages in having sculptures cast in bronze in Australian foundries are:

• Australia boasts some of the finest foundries in the world thus resulting in pieces of exceptional quality.
• Bronze does not chip or crack like terracotta and concrete sculptures.
• True bronze does not rust and is unaffected by sea air so will last forever.
• Bronze sculptures are maintenance free.
• Bronze will not shatter like glass and birds like bronze to stand on unlike glass.
• Bronze sculptures are always fashionable and timeless.
• Both the patina and colour of a bronze sculpture are enhanced by the ageing process.
• Bronze sculptures appreciate in value and as such are sought after by both public and private collectors.
• An installation of a Willie Wildlife Sculpture will add value to your property.
• Cheap imitations will not stand the test of time. "You get what you pay for". If you tap a sculpture and it sounds “tinnie” it is not real bronze. You can often tell true bronze just by the weight. If it is really solid and very heavy it is most likely true bronze and if the piece does not feel solid and is light-weight it is a fake.

Bronze sculptures are not adversely affected by extreme weather conditions.

Bronze sculptures are tomorrow's antiques and family heirlooms and will be around for future generations to enjoy.