These fontanini 5 inch baby 1st Christmas ornaments
are hanging from a gold star with the words Baby‘s 1st in black script. The baby girl fontanini Christmas figures have blonde hair that seems to be blowing in the breeze. These fontanini figures polymer Christmas ornaments have gold angel wings. The baby first ornament boy has a long piece of pink fabric draped over one shoulder, across her back and over one leg. The fontanini Christmas figures have gold antique highlighting. The baby’s first Christmas ornaments hang by a gold ribbon.
The Process of Creating a Fontanini Figure
The creation of a Fontanini figure spans two continents, from the suburban Chicago headquarters of Roman, Inc. to the rolling hills of Bagni di Lucca in the Tuscan region of Italy.
The Idea
Ideas for new pieces come from a variety of sources: a Fontanini family member, Master Sculptor Elio Simonetti, a Roman employee, a Fontanini Guild Dealer, or even a member of the Fontanini Collectors’ Club. The Fontanini Team evaluates the current product selection and gathers historical research to come up with a long list of potential new pieces. When this list is narrowed down, an artist sketches the first figure.
The Clay Sculpture
Master Sculptor Elio Simonetti has been sculpting Fontanini figures for over 40 years using the same process. With the artist’s sketch as a starting point, Simonetti creates an actual-size clay sculpture. At this stage the art is still in its most malleable form, and changes are easily made.
The Wax Sculpture
After the clay sculpture has been approved by the Fontanini family, Simonetti prepares a highly detailed model in beeswax. This substance is much harder than clay and makes the perfect medium to create the master molds. To create the beeswax model, a clay sculpture is placed in a glass enclosure, and liquid rubber is poured around the sculpture. After several hours the walls are removed, the hardened rubber is cut in half, and the clay piece inside is removed. The rubber halves are then joined again and placed inside the enclosure. The hollowed-out rubber form is filled with beeswax mixture. A vacuum removes air bubbles that might be trapped inside. Inside the form, the beeswax conforms precisely to the imprint left by the clay. The end result is a wax model which will be used to create highly detailed figure molds.
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