<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Deepwater Diving Monument]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deepwater Diving]]></description><link>https://monuments6.wixsite.com/mysite-1/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:16:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://monuments6.wixsite.com/mysite-1/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The clay gains a shell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost as soon as the sculptor is finished (and in some cases whilst he is still working on other pieces) a new set of artisans step up...]]></description><link>https://monuments6.wixsite.com/mysite-1/post/the-clay-gains-a-shell</link><guid isPermaLink="false">661d83a56c5d64e7a58c01c5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 22:05:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bed2e_10e044db00944e9c98c4a956f81f5a2d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tony Sexton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Monument is ready to Mold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good things come to those who wait, or so they say! Well after a hectic six months work by Monument Projects Ltd' talented sculptor Greg...]]></description><link>https://monuments6.wixsite.com/mysite-1/post/the-monument-is-ready-to-mold</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f620216acdc54c3c3234a2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bed2e_5fa4ac867166447482a0aef3dc386156~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tony Sexton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limited Edition, Fine Art Statuettes are finding new homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are grateful to the Deepwater Diving Monument statuette owners who have already sent us photographs of the new additions to their...]]></description><link>https://monuments6.wixsite.com/mysite-1/post/limited-edition-fine-art-statuettes-are-finding-new-homes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">650855ddde18662b8318f46a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:10:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bed2e_bb1b65a1011e4af4b3ae51b9e52879a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_336,h_475,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tony Sexton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patination, we are nearly there!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final step before the bronze is mounted to the granite base and shipped out is Patination, this stage is akin to alchemy and...]]></description><link>https://monuments6.wixsite.com/mysite-1/post/patination-we-are-nearly-there</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63685fb642b4697eae2d9d5b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 01:56:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bed2e_e98af0c37c634c9d9b4fd243ece2e2dc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tony Sexton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metal chasing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once the mold is cool enough it's time for 'Break Out'. There is unfortunately no easy way to do this. The 20 parts which have taken so...]]></description><link>https://monuments6.wixsite.com/mysite-1/post/metal-chasing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">636852d4e7241981097c801f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 01:18:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/8bed2e_44af3538899b4be7a5e6ab9793cec628/1080p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Tony Sexton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Pour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now things get serious, the silver heat-resistant suits are out! These help, but bronze melts at 1800 F, and to get it to a state where...]]></description><link>https://monuments6.wixsite.com/mysite-1/post/bronze-pour</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6360919e0a30a6703a1f450e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 03:39:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bed2e_1214d35b5ad54e8c83405dbcfc76433e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_661,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tony Sexton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost Wax]]></title><description><![CDATA[When enough layers of the ceramic slurry* have eventually been added, the main body and the many smaller parts; arms, fins, cylinder,...]]></description><link>https://monuments6.wixsite.com/mysite-1/post/lost-wax</link><guid isPermaLink="false">633f51d5e7f808dc259eb72d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 22:22:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bed2e_d4ff7343f7b3466eb6dec67d4fc7cf89~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tony Sexton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for the wax to get encased]]></title><description><![CDATA[After many, many hours of exacting work, the wax artisans at the foundry, under the direction of the sculptor have now removed all of the...]]></description><link>https://monuments6.wixsite.com/mysite-1/post/time-for-the-wax-to-get-encased</link><guid isPermaLink="false">632f2fc3dc880480377cad82</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2022 17:57:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bed2e_e94e4641d0a84344a4826c97bd05eddb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tony Sexton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visiting Kirby Morgan Dive Systems, Inc]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monument Projects Ltd, Directors Paul Guiver &#38; Tony Sexton meet with Mike Morgan at Kirby Morgan Dive Systems, Inc to discuss equipment...]]></description><link>https://monuments6.wixsite.com/mysite-1/post/visiting-kirby-morgan-dive-systems-inc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">631301cd72b625fa456159c9</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2022 07:55:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bed2e_e7eeff64b8f2461cadeba814e1cca2ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_889,h_592,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tony Sexton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A rare gathering on 'The English Riviera']]></title><description><![CDATA[Diving historian and co-founder of the Historical Diving Society USA, Leslie Leaney and Paul Guiver, Managing Director of Monument...]]></description><link>https://monuments6.wixsite.com/mysite-1/post/a-rare-gathering-on-the-english-riviera</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6312e4a8f7cce8777495c16c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2022 06:36:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bed2e_6611f5441706488e98430a7071338c12~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tony Sexton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fancy a Wax?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wax parts have been poured and there are many of them! 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The finishing post of the first stage that is. 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"That's good enough" usually isn't! and if something is worth doing...]]></description><link>https://monuments6.wixsite.com/mysite-1/post/its-down-to-the-little-things</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62d9324696f5a8b28ff9424e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:13:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bed2e_b3767d3486c04949b293e3b5d08f77ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tony Sexton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knives and Laces, whatever next!]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we draw closer to the end of the initial sculpting of the maquette, our sculptor Greg Polutanovich has had another busy week. 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