Don't loose too much sleep over the elements and

their effect on your bronze sculpture this is a super resilient

media.  Unless acid rain pours from the sky in your

neighborhood the bigger threat to your sculpture is

having a child or grown adult bang, ding or scratch

it... oh and if you live in a tornado zone, I suggest indoor

sculptures only.

Bronze is a type of sculpture requiring minimal care or

maintenance. The patinas will darken over time regardless

of what happens in your household uses. The darkening

effect will speed up should you place the sculpture into

areas with daily exposure in sunlight. Bronze sculptures

exposed to water will develop a formation of green tinge on

the bronze, what they call verdigris.

Verdigris does not spell the doom of your bronze. But

don't let it get out of hand either, you should send your art

back to the foundry for re-polishing when you notice the

darkening or verdigris reducing your viewing pleasure.

Unless you`re talking about very large pieces of sculpture

this is not an expensive process.

When putting your bronze sculpture on outdoor

display inform the foundry or gallery ahead of time so they

can protect it with an outdoor patina and specialized wax

coating. If you want your sculpture to always look brand

new it is suggested to wax the piece every 6 months. Many

of the foundries seem to feel Turtle Wax is a good

compound to use.  Please consult with the artist or the

foundry on what they recommend and don't use Turtle

Wax until they tell you this is what they recommend.

No media benefits more from light than the Lucite

sculpture.  If you choose to use natural light for your piece,

have no worry about adverse affects from the Sun. Even in

Death Valley, Lucite would have a hard time melting. On