Iraivan Pillar Casting
Aum Namah Sivaya Everyone!
Holly Young flew to Kauai from her studio on the Big Island a few days back to do some technical molding for the next (the 7th one) bronze sculpture of the Temple Builders' Memorial to ultimately be installed near Iraivan Temple. In this sculpture, two silpis are working on the Tara pillar, one marking and the other carving. Two sides of the pillar will be just like this stone pillar, completed, while the other two sides will have both rough/unfinished areas and completed areas. This is all the pre-metal work, everything Holly needs before metal comes into the picture. We hope you enjoy the slideshow, please comment and tell us what you think.
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October 8th, 2015 at 4:35 am
Amazing-the perfect blend of science, art and creativity. Very much enjoyed the slideshow-nandri for sharing! Congratulations Holly, your sculptures are so inspiring and the love you put into creating them emanates brightly!
Aum Namah Sivaya
October 8th, 2015 at 5:49 am
Beautiful work,
Thanks for sharing
October 8th, 2015 at 6:12 am
Beautiful record of sustained concentration.
October 8th, 2015 at 9:02 am
Excellent, Waiting to see the end product.
October 12th, 2015 at 11:03 am
Thank you, Holly, for your generosity in sharing your techniques, and thanks also to the monk who so carefully documented the process–and to the monastery for allowing him the time to do so.
All of Holly’s finished pieces for this memorial project have been true masterpieces, and it is fascinating to get a glimpse into how it is done.