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Kohler Arts Industry Residency (1988)

These are some “process” shots of a residency I did at the Arts Industry Program of the Kohler Company, and the John Michael Kohler Art Center, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin during 1988. I was priveleged to be one of the first artists to work in the cast iron foundry there. The experience and the people were amazing! I remember David Phelps, all those great guys at the foundry who helped me, and my wonderful lifelong friend, Ruth Kohler.  THANK YOU!!!

We used a bonded sand mold system to cast the iron. Here are the steps on a Hippo, a Jackrabbit, and a Wolf.

The Hippo in clay, 1988
The Hippo in clay, 1988
Bonded sand mold parts for smaller Hippo, 1988
Bonded sand mold parts for smaller Hippo, 1988
Breaking open the bonded sand mold for the Hippo, 1988
Breaking open the bonded sand mold for the Hippo, 1988
Inside the Hippo mold, 1988
Inside the Hippo mold, 1988
The Hippo bonded sand mold all together, 1988
The Hippo bonded sand mold all together, 1988
Ready to pour the Hippo, 1988
Ready to pour the Hippo, 1988
Pouring the Hippo in cast iron, 1988
Pouring the Hippo in cast iron, 1988
Breaking open the bonded sand mold for the Hippo, 1988
Breaking open the bonded sand mold for the Hippo, 1988
Breaking open the bonded sand mold for the Hippo, 1988
Breaking open the bonded sand mold for the Hippo, 1988
Breaking the Hippo out of the mold, 1988
Breaking the Hippo out of the mold, 1988
Freshly opened bonded sand mold for the Hippo, 1988
Freshly opened bonded sand mold for the Hippo, 1988
Rough casting of the Hippo, 1988
Rough casting of the Hippo, 1988
Shotblasting cast iron castings, 1988
Shotblasting cast iron castings, 1988
Preheating the Hippo for welding repair, 1988
Preheating the Hippo for welding repair, 1988
Preheating Hippo for welding repair, 1988
Preheating Hippo for welding repair, 1988
Welding repair for the Hippo, 1988
Welding repair for the Hippo, 1988
Hippo, 1988
Hippo, 1988
The Hare clay with the mold separation shims, 1988
The Hare clay with the mold separation shims, 1988
Opening the bonded sand mold off the clay Hare, 1988
Opening the bonded sand mold off the clay Hare, 1988
Taking the bonded sand mold off the clay Hare, 1988
Taking the bonded sand mold off the clay Hare, 1988
Parts of the bonded sand mold for the Hare, 1988
Parts of the bonded sand mold for the Hare, 1988
Applying mold conditioner/release to the Hare sand mold, 1988
Applying mold conditioner/release to the Hare sand mold, 1988
Gluing together pieces of the Hare sand mold
Gluing together pieces of the Hare sand mold
Applying glue for the lid to the Hare sand mold, 1988
Applying glue for the lid to the Hare sand mold, 1988
Replacing lid on the Hare sand Mold, 1988
Replacing lid on the Hare sand Mold, 1988
Pouring the Hare sand mold, 1988
Pouring the Hare sand mold, 1988
Pouring the Hare Sand mold, 1988
Pouring the Hare Sand mold, 1988
Freshly poured Hare sand molds, , 1988
Freshly poured Hare sand molds, , 1988
Hare and other castings, 1988
Hare and other castings, 1988
Hare and other castings, 1988
Hare and other castings, 1988
Hare, 1988
Hare, 1988
Starting the Wolf in Clay, 1988
Starting the Wolf in Clay, 1988
Working the Wolf in Clay, 1988
Working the Wolf in Clay, 1988
Wolf in clay, 1988
Wolf in clay, 1988
Moving the Wolf, 1988
Moving the Wolf, 1988
Grinding the Wolf, 1988
Grinding the Wolf, 1988
Rough Castings: Wolf, Hippo, JackRabbit, and others, 1988
Rough Castings: Wolf, Hippo, JackRabbit, and others, 1988
Shotblasting the Wolf, 1988
Shotblasting the Wolf, 1988
Shotblasting the Wolf, 1988
Shotblasting the Wolf, 1988
Ken Little with the Kohler Castings, 1988
Ken Little with the Kohler Castings, 1988
Wolf, 1988
Wolf, 1988