This category is for website postings and other miscellaneous posts that are generally unrelated to my bronze casting activities.
I have started work on the barn owl. Two copies of the barn owl were made in wax. The mould was made from silicone rubber and produced fine detail. The wax owls are cut and hollowed out. They cannot be cast whole as they would contain far too much metal and would experience shrinkage faults […]
“Are bronze sculptures made from gold? Why do they cost so much?” This is a common question. People are shocked to see the price of a limited edition or single edition bronze. After all, bronze metal only costs about $25 a pound. A desktop or table top sculpture may only contain a few pounds of […]
Sometime in 2024
Sometime in 2023
Some of my planned work from 2021 is carried forward to 2022. Sometime in 2022
My Sailor Moon sculpture (it’s the one on the pink plinth in the front of this picture) is on display with the Alberta Craft Council Kitsch exhibition. Kitsch: Craft So Bad That It’s Good – a group exhibition at the Alberta Craft Gallery in Edmonton until Oct. 30, 2021. I am pleased that my work […]
Some of my planned work from 2020 is carried forward to 2021. In 2020 I decided to focus on more significant works such as my stagecoach and mining sculpture. My work is changing and I want to create more complex and unique pieces. Sometime in 2021
William Miles was born in Vancouver, B.C. He studied the violin as a child and discovered his adult passion in mathematics and computer science. Music, mathematics, and logic all relate to the foundation of his artistic development. As a computer scientist and large system consultant William lived and worked in Canada and the United States. […]
It is my plan to cast the following works in 2020. These plans are subject to change. New ideas and things of interest can arise. Sometime in 2020
On June 7, 2019, I will have my first gallery opening for my bronze works. Many of you are aware of my bronze casting work. I would like to personally invite you to my first gallery exhibition, Unseen, at the ArtPoint Gallery in Inglewood, 1038 17 Ave SE, Calgary, from June 7 to June 29, […]
