How the collectibles are made
Original carved in wax. Mould taken. Wax copies made.
Cast using lost-wax process at a New Zealand foundry.
Sprues cut Eyes polished. Base ground flat.
‘Liver of Sulphur’ chemical patina applied.
Finished by hand.
Artwork by sculptor Susan Dinkelacker, who loves carving birds when not busy piloting the Northland Rescue Helicopter.
‘Hand Holding Young Kiwi’ in bronze by Susan Dinkelacker is on public display at Whangarei’s Quarry Gardens.
