Pedro Martinez Plaque
For the induction of Pedro Martinez into the Baseball Hall of Fame, I designed and produced a bronze plaque plated in 24 karat gold and featuring his signature and handprints. The Red Sox then gave him this plaque to commemorate his induction.
The completed plaque being presented to Pedro Martinez at Fenway Park.
The wax of the plaque that I used to cast the piece in bronze.
The rubber mold of Pedro’s hands.
Creating a ceramic shell around the wax mold. The wax will then be melted out of the ceramic shell and the bronze will be poured into the shell to create the cast. The gating is to allow air to leave the shell as bronze enters.
The front of the ceramic shell. Multiple layers are built up.
The bronze plaque after casting. Here I am cleaning off any remaining ceramic shell.
The bronze plaque ready to be gold-plated.
The completed plaque after it has been gold-plated!
The ceremony to give Pedro his plaque and retire his number. Congratulations Pedro!
The hand fits!