Mel Hantz

One of the main reasons for this site is to document my several decades of foundry experience so that the techniques and knowledge will not be lost. The chance element allowed me to achieve an exciting, surprising aspect of a controlled accident. Without this exciting element, an artist becomes merely a manufacturer of fine objects.

Unfortunately, many artists become manufacturers once they develop a particular style that sells and spend the rest of their artistic lives producing variations on a specific sellable theme. Unfortunately, galleries encourage this “artist style.” This would take much of the joy and spontaneity out of the creative process for me.
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