San Pacific International (SPI) has been creating extraordinary
treasures for the home since 1973. They are especially
well known for their exquisite marine sculptures including
dolphins, mermaids, whales, fish and turtles, among others.
Valued by prominent interior designers and collectors
throughout the world, SPI creations are sure to please
every taste and budget.
Through the years, San Pacific International has earned
a reputation for unique design and quality craftsmanship.
The SPI artists and craftsmen have spent months of work
and hundreds of hours in development to bring you this
exciting collection of sculptures.
San Pacific International/SPI
Gallery is a team of talented 2-D and 3-D artists, sculptors,
and craftsmen, inspired by the natural beauty that surrounds
us, and dedicated to expressing that beauty in extraordinary
sculptures. Each San Pacific International/SPI Gallery
original begins life as 2-D concept art designed by our
team of talented artists in Northern California. Our master
sculptors breathe dimensions to the artwork with up to
weeks of hand sculpting in modeling clay in our own atelier.
Expert mold makers carefully break the piece into parts
to create detailed master molds. Each part is cast in
our own foundry using either the lost wax or sand casting
method. Artisans take the various cast parts and carefully
weld them together. After up to several days of welding,
sanding, and polishing, the metal sculpture takes its
final form and the patina artists then have their turn.
Our talented team of patina artists
uses various techniques to give the solid brass sculpture
color and texture. Our often imitated but never duplicated
Art Finish is a hand-applied, cold patina technique that
results in an illusion of light shimmering and reflecting
off wildlife swimming in clear blue water. Our verdi and
bronze pieces are also produced using a cold patina process.
Our classic bronze finish is oil rubbed by hand to produce
a beautiful warm tone. With our Imperial Finish pieces,
patina artists using a combination of fine brushes and
air brushes to apply up to twenty coats of vibrant color
patinas meticulously by hand. Several layers of clear
lacquer and or two-part urethane coating are applied to
provide deep luster and superior protection. A final hand
polishing gives the piece that extra shine. Our Signature
Series pieces undergo the hot patina process, as detailed
on the next page, to give the piece vibrant, deep and
complex museum-quality finishes not achievable by any
other finishing method.
After patination, the sculpture
is set atop a genuine granite or marble base. After a
final inspection and polishing, the creation of an San
Pacific International/SPI Gallery original is complete.
