Kelsey was graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a B.F.A. degree in Sculpture in 1964. Kelsey works primarily in bronze. Her works range from three inches to fourteen feet in height. Today the Kelsey Bronzes are owned by the collectors and connoisseurs of investment-level Fine Art. These masterworks in bronze are in more than 300 public and private collections world-wide.
The Kelsey sculptures are hand-made from start to finish. The trans-formation from Kelsey’s clay original, into a masterpiece in bronze, is a long and expensive process. A new ceramic mold is hand made for each sculpture. It is used only once as the mold is then destroyed within the casting process. There are about 35 steps which each work passes through on the way to becoming a completed work of art. Each sculpture bears: the copy write symbol: the artist’s logo: the artist’s name: the date of origin: the edition number and the foundry mark.
Richard Polich; founder of the world’s two leading foundries; Polich Art Works in Rock Tavern New York and the Tallix Foundry in Beacon, New York, has enjoyed a special 40 year relationship with the artist. Together they work as a team to produce the Kelsey Bronzes in the finest registered foundry bronze in the world today. In November 2006, Tallix and Polich Art Works merged and are permanently located in Rock Tavern, New York.
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