About the Artist

      Truth and beauty are at the heart of Wendy Pedroso’s sculptures - the simple human truth and unpretentious beauty expressed in the un-posed, unselfconscious movements of the people who surround her. This candid truth  and  in-born  beauty  is  her  inspiration.  Capturing  these  things sculpturally is her passion.
      Wendy’s sculptures are not grandiose or monumental. Rather, through skilled  rendering  of  subtle  gesture  and  visual  inflection  she  creates  an unembellished  expression  of  the  simple  joys  and  pleasures of  life.  With accomplished  eye   and  hand  she   captures  those   small,  unremarkable moments within which the truth and beauty of the lives around her are found. In the process Wendy explores each subject’s personality, creating a work of art that effectively encapsulates that individual's character.

      Wendy may begin with an image clearly in mind, or she may let the image evolve in response to the interplay between artist and subject. Either way, the pose that she chooses to execute is a reflection of Wendy’s clearest and most positive perception of the person, and the life, before her.
      Wendy has sculpted since childhood. However, she did not come to bronzes until after she’d completed college. She finds that  each new  piece presents its own,  often complex,  set of challenges, so the work never becomes routine.  Whether  she’s  mastered a new  challenge or  working to master one, she always finds the work exciting.  
      The production  process  starts with photos  taken of a common  life activity. Wendy then determines
the scale of the piece  and builds an  aluminum armature,  posing it to suite. Then she  layers plasticene on
the armature and imagines the basic structures of the body. Once the piece is built up, Wendy refers to her photographs and applies her tools to sculpting and refining the surface. When she is satisfied with the quality and finish of the sculpture she takes it to a foundry where a mold is made and the piece is cast in bronze. A base is added to the finished product.  

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