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Mike Stephan, left, and Jeremy Fairchild, managers at the Kalispell Art Casting foundry, with the monument sculpture they are currently constructing on Monday afternoon, July 17, in Evergreen. The bronze sculpture of Beethoven by artist Franco Castelluccio is close to 15 feet tall and weighs approximately 800 pounds.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)Welders working at Kalispell Art Casting on Monday afternoon, July 17, in Evergreen. The foundry takes care of mould-making, pouring, welding, metal work and patina for numerous artists.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)Jeremy Fairchild adds the patina to a bronze sculpture on Monday afternoon, July 17, at Kalispell Art Casting in Evergreen.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)The front room at Kalispell Art Casting was designed to be a gallery space but was never utilized to its full potential. Managers Mike Stephan and Jeremy Fairchild hope to turn the space into a genuine gallery where customers can visit the foundry, see how the work is made, and purchase a piece if they choose.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)Two sculptures by Karl Lansing at Kalispell Art Casting on Monday, July 17. The pieces are in the final steps at the foundry waiting for the wood bases, name plates and their edition numbers.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)A statue by Sherry Sanders in the final steps at Kalispell Art Casting waiting for a wood base, name plate and the edition number.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

Mike Stephan, left, and Jeremy Fairchild, managers at the Kalispell Art Casting foundry, with the monument sculpture they are currently constructing on Monday afternoon, July 17, in Evergreen. The bronze sculpture of Beethoven by artist Franco Castelluccio is close to 15 feet tall and weighs approximately 800 pounds.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)Welders working at Kalispell Art Casting on Monday afternoon, July 17, in Evergreen. The foundry takes care of mould-making, pour…

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