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Bronze Torso
Pottery plaster with faux bronze finish.
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Peter
Nagel an Angola, New York lifecaster began
his career as a die maker with Ford Motor Company. Although
he received no formal sculpture training, his education and
life experiences have magically lent themselves to his
current artistic love - the joy of lifecasting. Nagel
attended the University of Buffalo where he trained in
foundry casting and various courses in figure drawing.
Finding himself frequently laid off from Ford he
discovered that he had lots of time but little money.
The result was the inspiration that began his adventure into
sculpting small figures in terra cotta. At first it was an
inexpensive hobby. But over time he began entering his work
in various shows winning first prize in almost every show.
Nagel was reluctant at first to part with his work as his
wife was using his figurative work as decorations. But
he relenting after family and friends pursued him to market
his work. Soon Nagel began making molds to reproduce his
work. But he found that the fun was ebbing due to the
repetitive demands of casting and painting each piece.
Originality was missing.
Then he discovered leather as a casting medium. He first
experimented on a bust of Ralph Waldo Emerson that he
had sculpted. When he saw a show on TLC featuring
lifecasting he decided to try to marry leather to a torso
casting. The results can be seen on the pages.
Nagel is a Member of
the Association of Lifecasters International.
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Back In The Box
Pottery plaster,
polychrome finish.
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Security Blanket
"A
very peaceful, relaxing pose, so much so the model took a
short
nap."
Pottery plaster with Polychrome finish.
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Peter lives in
the small town of Angola south of Buffalo, New York with his
wife of 27 years, Lucia. He is 48 years old, with two grown
children and a brand new grandson.
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