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Starlite Originals

Starlite Originals, LLC, a fine art foundry located in Los Angeles, was founded in 1972 by Bob Beckerman. Today, his sons continue to manage and grow the business. Starlite Originals represents sculptors through Gallery Edition publishing. The Legends and Genesis collections are marketed and distributed through Limited Edition Publishings.

visionary by christopher pardell
savage spirit by kitty cantrell
breach by wyland
   
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African Culture Peter Apsit
Frogs Kitty Cantrell
Horses Sean Joyce
Human Form David Lemon
Marine Life Dan Medina
Native American & Western Christopher Pardell
Religious Seth Vandable
Wildlife Wyland
   
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Metal Embedment Acrylic Sculpture Process

The original sculpture is created in wax, plasticine or clay by the artist and delivered to the foundry. There are at least three forms that the artist can now determine the sculpture take… 1) the figure can be cast in metal or acrylic, 2) it can be suspended/embedded in an acrylic block, 3) it can be cast as a "negative" cavity within the acrylic block, or some or combination of the above three forms can be made.

When casting with acrylic, in addition to sculpting the figure, the case or block must also be designed and sculpted in addition. It is important to realize that the light and the reflective/refractive qualities of the acrylic must be considered in this creative process.

The optic clarity of the acrylic adds an additional challenge to the casting process, as any little speck of dust, hair, or fiber that gets into the material would be seen in the finished piece. Therefore, all of the acrylic casting must be done in a positive air pressure "clean-room" in "clean-suits", similar to those used in the computer or space industry.

For the embedment process, master molds are manufactured for both the figure and the case. The figure to be imbedded is first cast, assembled and finished as a complete metal or acrylic sculpture. The mold for the case is created with a proprietary process, which is similar to the lost wax method in the Bronze casting process. The filled mold is then stacked in a large autoclave (comprehensive pressure chamber) and "cooked" under high pressure for a long period of time. The autoclave compresses all the air bubbles in the acrylic and high heat is generated in this process. The autoclave is then allowed to gradually return to normal temperature and pressure.

The acrylic casting must now go through a very labor intense wet sanding, polishing, and sandblasting process, which brings the "glass-like" quality to the sculpture. In the final production step, the foundry's Quality Control inspectors place each finished sculpture under bright halogen lights to look for imperfections . . . if any are found, the sculpture is "destroyed", as there is no way to salvage or reverse the process!







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