Comadres: A Spanish word for the relationship between the parents of a child and the child's godmother. Compadre is the Spanish term for the godfather. A comadre/compadre is a cherished extended family member. When I get together with my comadre we talk, talk, talk about our boys, our lives, our families, and everything else. This depicts two comadres sitting next to each other talking. My comadre has Comadres I which has different images but the same design. I made it for her to celebrate her new home. But my son liked it so much he wanted to keep it! I gave it to her anyway and made another one for us.
Bronze with marble base. About 18 inches high.
This sculpture was not difficult to create because the image was similar to Comadres I. However, there was a problem with the furnace when the mold was burned out and the mold literally broke into pieces. My instructor insisted it could be repaired. I spent days repairing the mold. When it was time to cast it, the instructor was so concerned about the fragility of the mold we decided not to heat it in the furnace with the other molds. Instead, I held a blow torch to it for about fifteen minutes to heat it enough so it would not break apart when filled with bronze. We all held our breath when the bronze was poured into it. It sizzled but no cracks! However, when the investment was removed, there was a lot of work to be done. I spent hours with my much loved Dremel tool cleaning it up.
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