Description: For more than 50 years, Bovano's craftsmen have been designing and hand-making wall art, gifts and decorative accessories, usingvitreous glass enamel on copper. Their sculptures and metal wall art arecollected the world over and are known for their exceptional quality, vividcolor and timeless designs. The creation of a Bovano sculpture is a long anddelicate process that requires skilled individuals to complete. The crafting begins with the cutting and forming ofraw copper into the numerous and varied shapes required for each design. Finelyground glass powders are then gently applied to the copper surface. Through theskill of Bovano Artisans, the glass powders and the copper shapes are arrangedfor the desired design. The glass is then fused at 1600 degrees after theapplication of ground glass is completed. This process occurs by placing eachcopper shape in to a furnace and firing it. By the intense heat of the furnace,the glass fuses to the copper after it achieves a red-hot molten state. When the copper enameled shape is removed from thered-hot furnaces, the glass cools. Molten glass cools into bright reds, greens,yellow, and blues in hundreds of different hues. Dramatic and brilliant colors, which are unlike anyother medium, are achieved during the firing process. Often translucent ortransparent in appearance, a jewel-like finish is created with the enduringbeauty and quality of glass. The colors will keep their unusual brillianceforever. But, the creation of the copper enamels is just onestep in the creation of a Bovano sculpture. Now the sculpture itself must becrafted and combined with the copper enamels. This is done, again, through theskill, dedication, and patience of people at Bovano who have the ability tocompose a concept into a completed work of art. Welded steel structures, brazed with bronze andbrass, polished, buffed and coated to protect it's finish, allows the essenceof the sculpture's design to come to life. Each individual and carefully weldedjoint is delicate by its very nature. The skilled welder molds steel in to thefinished sculpture. This bonding completes the creation of the sculpturethrough the skill and knowledge of the craftsman. The design is now completeand ready for shipment to locations around the world. Bovano wall art and decorative accessories should becared for like fine crystal. To preserve their beauty, they should be gentlywashed with a solution of mild soap and water, then dried with a soft cloth.Care should be taken to avoid bending the copper shapes. Be itwall art or table-top art, Bovano offers one of the widest selections ofhigh-quality, American-made art available.
Price: 99 USD
Location: Crofton, Maryland
End Time: 2024-12-28T19:06:08.000Z
Shipping Cost: 18.4 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Bovano Of Cheshire
Type: Sculpture
Item Height: 9 in
Theme: Art, Aviation, Balloon
Style: 3D
Material: Enamel, Copper, Metal
Item Length: 9 in
Subject: Balloon, Flying, Adventure Time, Aircraft
Item Width: 1 In
