Heredities For over 5,000 years bronze has been a favourite medium for the reproduction of the sculptor's art. And for almost all of those 5,000 years, bronze has been hot cast. The metal has been melted. Poured into a mould made from the original work of art. Allowed to cool. And then 'finished' by extremely highly trained and experienced craftsmen. The process always was and is today, expensive and slow. It also requires quite exceptional skills. For all these reasons hot casting of bronze was, and is, always limited to a specific edition of pieces, usually in the region of 10, and to the rich enthusiasts as a buyer and collector. Some fifty years ago, due to work carried out on the American space programme, a method of metallic production was evolved that involved the reaction of various resins and resin derivatives. The result, in terms of bronzes, was cold casting. Using this technique, it is now possible to produce bronzed figures, quickly, economically and perfectly. Indeed, the actual technical excellence of cold casting is now superior to the traditional and vastly more expensive hot casting. This heralded what Heredities call "The Renaissance of Appreciating Art". The production of the works of some of this country's leading sculptors, at the sort of gratifyingly low prices that bring affordable art within the reach of all.