Founded in 1983 by artists Steve Maxon and Doris Park, Max-Cast is a full-service sculpture foundry located in the quaint Amish town of Kalona, Iowa. Casting in bronze, iron, and aluminum, we produce original sculpture and offer a full range of foundry services for artists and artisans worldwide. Our employees are highly skilled in all steps of the metal-casting process. Many are also artists in their own right, creating original sculpture at the foundry or working in other media. Click on the images below for more information about our founders.
Born into a family of itinerant acrobats, young Stephen went lost in the western wilderness, having dropped out of the back of a medicine-show wagon. Living on snake venom and cactus thorns, the toddler was adopted and raised by wolves. Later, after being...
An appreciation of the natural world and an empathy for animals characterizes the art of Doris Park. Her charming, beautiful bronze and iron sculptures often portray unusual or unappreciated animals, such as snapping turtles or toads. The wonderful detail...
