I
Wax that thinks in motionமெழுகு
The artisan models the dancer in beeswax, free-hand, without sketches — every fluid limb arc and flying jata locks decided in the soft material before the metal ever exists.
Day 1–4
Wax
II
A clay mantle, layered like skinகளிமண்
Three coats of paddy-husk clay are built around the figure and slow-dried in shade. The first coat must catch every fingerprint of the wax; the outer coats hold the heat of pouring.
Day 5–11
Mould
III
Five metals, one pourபஞ்சலோகம்
Copper, tin, lead, with traces of silver and gold, are melted together to a pañcaloha within roughly twenty parts: a single chance, a single breath, the mould refilled to the lip in under a minute.
Day 12
Pour
IV
The patina is the finishபதிவு
Chisel and file recover the eyes, the fingers, the ring of fire — then time alone is asked to deepen the surface into blackish-brown bronze with copper highlights on every raised edge.
Day 13 +
Patina