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Eddie Wentorf was born in Bremen Germany and at the age of seven came to Australia with his parents.
Eddie has had extensive foundry experience, but no formal art training, and after an accident was searching for a way to use his skills.
He began with clay but it had its limitations in the style of work he was looking for.
Having worked with metal all his working life he turned towards bronze.
Eddie is joined by his son David and together they have complete control over the process from the first sculpture produced in wax to pouring the molten bronze, as they operate their own foundry in Tasmania, Australia.
This web site presents a range of Australian animals in bronze, available to order.
We also work to commission, including corporate gifts and are constantly developing a collectors range of Limited Edition sculptures.
Wentorf Bronze skillfully employs a traditional Foundry casting technique to produce an exquisite range of bronze Australian animals.
Every cast is unique.
Each piece is first produced in wax that is then coated in a ceramic
slurry to build a shell of 5mm thickness. The wax is removed under steam pressure and the ceramic shell fired to 1000° Celsius to remove the wax and vitrify the shell.
Molten bronze is then poured into the shell.
After cooling, each shell is sandblasted off to reveal the bronze.
Each piece is patinated, polished and clear coated.
We welcome enquiries from galleries and
corporate clients. Please request a wholesale
price list. A CD and printed cataloge are available.
eddie.wentorf@bigpond.com
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