Memories.
To date, this snapper jaw is my only mould made bronze work. It holds memories of a beautiful summer of hiking, fishing, wine and beautiful people. This impressive jaw belongs to a majestic fish caught off the rocks of Great Barrier Island. Snapper use these teeth to crush their Kina snacks. While reaching maturity at 3-4 years of age, snapper can live for more than 60 years and grow up to 105cm!
Snapper Jaw.
The sepia tone photo above was captured by the talented Paul Kitchenman.
It provides a rare glimpse of the waxes being sprued in preparation for the bronze casting process. To the right are a cluster of the resulting bronzes made from this delicate and unique mould.