Sparty!

Scenes from
Sparty!

Wax torso portion ready for ceramic dipping.	Wax artisan Jose Refugio with just-completed wax torso.
Welding a seam on Sparty's head.	Metal finisher Saul Gonzales textures the welded seam on Sparty's head.
Wax casting is dipped in ceramic slurry to make final mold.	Molten bronze being poured Into ceramic molds.
Patina artist Tim Soucy applies the patina base.	New Sparty immediately after placement on campus on August 10, 2005.

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