Sculpture Foundry Services and Artists

Founded in 1983 by Steve Maxon and joined five years later by Doris Park, Max-Cast is a full-service sculpture foundry operating in Kalona, Iowa.

We produce original sculpture in bronze, iron and aluminum as well as offering a full range of foundry services for artists, contractors and the general public. Our people are highly skilled in all aspects of the metal casting process. Many are artist in their own right, creating their own sculpture at the foundry or working in other mediums. Click on the images below for more information about our founders.

Commission Work

We are award-winning sculptors who have been commissioned for a variety of work, ranging in scale from small plaques to monumental statues.

Custom Casting Work

We create sculptures, prototypes and replica parts, hardware and architectural ornaments, and other restoration work.

Restoration

We restore historic statues, cast items for architectural renovations, offer moldmaking, casting, welding, sandblasting, finishing, and re-patina.

About Us

Meet Stephen Maxon
and the artisans at Max-Cast

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Hardware for architectural aluminum transom water treatment plant in Toledo Ohio, 2019

Our Work

See our work including
commissions, restorations, sculptures and more

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Commission Herbert Hoover maquette fleshed out clay, aluminum, commission, 2016

Installing the bronze doughboy in Appleton, WI 2017

Foundry Tour

Come for a Foundry Tour
and learn what we do

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Making a rubber mold of an Edgar Allen Poe bust

Ceramic shell molds are pulled from the heat-up kiln at 1200 to 1500 degrees just prior to being poured.

Sculptor’s Guide

Explore our resources
and Sculptor’s Guide

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Bronze Bust of George Washington, Washington, Iowa

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Meet Max on Iowa PBS

Excerpts from a profile of artist and foundryman Steve Maxon, based in rural Kalona, Iowa. The original piece, “Meet Max,” is one of a series of short documentaries about surprising sides of Iowa, produced by Dirk Eitzen and David Tetzlaff for Iowa public television. 2009

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Irving Weber Statue Documentary

Weber Days: A documentary about the creation of the Irving B. Weber statue that is on the corner of Iowa Avenue and Linn Street in Downtown Iowa City.

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Jeffrey Rinderknecht creates mold for statue

Jeffrey Rinderknecht of Iowa City is shown smoothing out imperfections at Max-Cast in Kalona. The fine art foundry casts art pieces and statues in iron, bronze and aluminum. Video taken December 9, 2007, by Cedar Rapids Gazette photographer Jim Slosiarek.

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