Ben Boucher - Poet of Dudley - bronze statue

At the preliminary clay stage in John McKenna's Ayrshire studio

The advanced clay stage, just prior to moulding for wax production, John McKenna' studio.

Then after the clay was moulded a wax impression was taken and reassembled, see above green wax being assembled by McKenna. Once waxwork assembled, corrected, surface dressed then the final wax impression was cast into bronze,

bronze cast bead blasted clean, then applying a chemical patina colour to the clean bronze cast surface

the Ben Boucher bronze statue finished in John McKenna's A4A art for architecture studio

Ben Boucher statue delivered to site, Market Place, Dudley

John McKenna Sculptor with the Ben Boucher statue

Steve Field - project concept planner and designer

JIMMY "JINKY" JOHNSTONE memorial statue, Viewpark, Glasgow

JIMMY "JINKY" JOHNSTONE

This bronze portrait statue sculpture of the legendary Celtic footballer Jimmy ‘Jinky‘ Johnstone was commissioned for a site in Viewpark, Glasgowwhere Johnstone grew up. The life-size bronze statue depicts ‘Jinky’ in one of his most memorable triumph poses after he scored a goal. John McKenna modelled the portrait statue on reference supplied by the Johnstone family who came and approved the statue as it progeressed The bronze statue, cast at the A4A studio foundry was unveiled by the footballers family in Viewpark, Uddingston, Glasgow, August 2011.

Excerpt from local press Aug 15 2011

The Lisbon Lions turned out to catch a glimpse of a new life-size statue of Celtic legend Jimmy "Jinky" Johnstone. Former footballers, including Bertie Auld, Joe McBride and keeper John Fallon gathered yesterday yards from Jinky's childhood home in Uddingston, Lanarkshire.The statue of the player was unveiled in a memorial garden jointly by his widow, Agnes, Bertie and North Lanarkshire councillors Jim McCabe and Harry Gauchin. Roads locally were closed as crowds turned out for the unveiling. Fundraising was spearheaded by the Jimmy Johnstone Memorial Committee and Celtic and Rangers fans contributed. Celtic legend Jinky - a member of Jock Stein's Lisbon Lions squad who won the European Cup in 1967 - died in 2006 after battling Motor Neurone Disease. Above picture shows the bronze statue in situ in the memorial garden, Old Edinburgh Road, Viewpark, Glasgow. The garden was created by generous donations of time, money and materials from Celtic fans, Rangers fans, private individuals and well know companies, a fitting tribute to a remarkable much admired football player.

Below the former team mates unveil the statue with Johnstones family and the Johnstone statue at the A4A studio foundry in Ayrshire, bronze surface after bead blasting ready for patina colouring.

Jock Stein statue at Celtic FC, Parkhead Stadium

On March the 5th 2011, some members of the 1967 Celtic Lisbon lions team unveiled my statue of Jock Stein outside the Celtic FC stadium, Kerrydale Street, Glasgow. The bronze statue was modelled in clay, moulded and then cast in bronze here at my studio foundry. On left is the bronze statue at my studio, with me applying some wax to polish the statue. Jock stein stands holding the European Cup, celebrating the fact that he was the first British football manager to win the European cup.

The over lifesize figure of the legendary Celtic and Scotland football manager was commissioned by the Celtic football club for a centre piece sculpture monument in the main front entrance to the stadium. On the unveiling day the Celtic FC manager, Neil Lennon, touched the statue for luck on the way into the stadium, just before the match against Hamilton - Celtic went on to win the match that afternoon.

A great job to be involved in and it was well received by the fans.

The Auchengeich Mining Disaster memorial Bronze statue

The Auchengeich Miner

This statue was commissioned by the Auchengeich Miners Welfare Committee as a centrepiece feature to their renewal of their existing Mining Memorial, at Bridge End, Moodiesburn, Glasgow.

You can find out more information about this project at http://www.a4a.com/auchengeich.html

The statue was cast using the ceramic shell lost wax technique into bronze at the John McKenna Studio bronze foundry.

See website at www.bronzecasting.org.uk