Bronze Sculptures
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About Shoop's American Bronze Casting    
             and the Artist, Wally Shoop

This bronze foundry is one of only a few, artist-owned foundries
left in America.  Started in 1970, Shoop's American Bronze
Casting, Ltd. began by making custom bronze statues for
recognition awards.  As a full-service foundry they also carry
many specialty bronze items and all of their products are
handmade in America.   

                      
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Wally Shoop, the Artist   
Owner and artist Wally Shoop has created well over a thousand wildlife, memorial, and
bronze art sculptures. Shoop's realistic bronze art is produced with the intent of
capturing human feelings within natural forms. His onsite studio is a place where
creativity and the human spirit meet.


Inspiration and the Creative Process   
Shoop's inspiration comes from his observations of the natural world, his imaginative
search for powerful images, and his American Indian heritage and respect for nature
gives his creations almost spiritual qualities of animal life. The realistic bronze
sculptures produced in his studio provide ample evidence of his creative force and
artistic intent - to capture human feelings within natural forms.  

Using the lost wax process of bronze casting, which appeared nearly six thousand
years ago, Shoop first sculpts in soft wax; then makes a rubber mold of the wax model.
From the rubber mold he creates multiple wax impressions of the original. Each wax
impression is encased in a ceramic shell and placed in an oven; with temperatures
exceeding fifteen hundred degrees, the wax melts rapidly. The ceramic shell is packed
in sand and molten bronze is poured into the shell. When the bronze cools, the ceramic
shell is broken. The bronze casting is then finished with meticulous handwork to
capture and enhance the detail.   
True to form for many artists, you may find 20 to 30 works in process upon entering the
studio. It is the creative process at its best.   

Throughout Shoop's thirty-plus year history Wally has worked diligently developing and
growing his corporation. He encourages steady, thoughtful growth, yet insists that
production be limited to that level enabling strict quality control. A keen sense of
standards and ethical business codes permits the artist to inspect each casting before
release to the customer.   

                                        Handmade in America   
All of Shoop's American Bronze Casting pieces are handmade in America using the
lost wax process of bronze casting.