Kay Paton – A Little About The Bronze Sculptor

Kay Paton - a little about the Sculptor.

Kay Paton was born and spent most of her younger years on her parent's cattle station in Central Queensland, Australia. Kay Paton's Primary education was by correspondence schooling but Kay's "primary" passion was to be out-side with the animals, riding her pony and helping with the mustering. These wonderful years came to an abrupt halt when she had to go off to boarding school in Brisbane, an eleven hour drive away from home.

Art was not Kay Paton's strongest subject at school even though she enjoyed it very much. At this stage of her education she was concentrating on making it into  Veternarian Science at University. This didn't eventuate and she was fortunate enough to gain a scholarship to study in America for twelve months.

This was an incredable experience although Kay Paton had no idea that it would be here in the U.S.A. that she would  find direction for another chapter of my life many years later. Kay visited the Frederic Remington  museum and saw her first bronze work. Later on during the year, she spent time with friends who collected western art  and the seed was planted in my mind. Kay Paton knew then that this was how she wanted to portray the Australian bush.

Her first piece was completed in 1984 and cast in Brisbane. Kay's brother then learnt the Ceramic Shell method and was able to do some of her casting which was of a great benefit.

Through work and family commitments (She has a husband, Trevor and two sons) my sculpting was put on the backburner until January 1997 when she needed to find a career path.

In 2000 Kay and her husband put together a basic foundry and she have been improving on and learning this trade to this day. Kay Paton is now able to have control of the whole process and the quality of the finished piece.

At present,  Kay and her husband work on a cattle station in Central Queensland and after hours she works in the foundry.  To date she has completed in excess of 200 bronzes, privately commissed or as trophies.

Although she has travelled extensively, the Australian bush and all associated with it is very dear to her and it is her hope to continue to capture this part of the "world" as she sees it.