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San Francisco’s Wax Museum Goes “Digit-al” www.waxmuseum.com
Fans wax eloquent about new “hands on” experience
30 April 2009 – San Francisco, CA: San Francisco’s internationally-acclaimed Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf (www.waxmuseum.com) wants to give you a hand…your own. In a new “hands on” experience, the fabled tourist attraction provides attendees with an exact model of their own hand, in the position of their choice, created in wax in just a matter of minutes.
“Whether you want to give a ‘high-five, peace, or thumbs up,’ our artisans will replicate your very own fingers for the future and palm for posterity,” quips Rodney Fong, Wax Museum owner. “Your handy waxen replica could serve a practical purpose, such as a one-of-a-kind business card holder for your desk or a convenient spot to stash your keys on a hall table. The potential for usage is limited only by your imagination.”
Recent handsome sculptures created onsite at the Wax Museum have included the Hawaiian “shaka” symbol, two hands clasped in prayer and a pair of lovers who immortalized their grasped hands in wax.
In addition to this “handy” new reality-based exhibit, San Francisco’s Wax Museum will soon play host as the “Western Wax White House” when Barack Obama joins the Bay’s waterfront collection. The President’s Wax figure is scheduled to arrive – amid tight security – in late May. The wax figure of the new President has been in the works for almost six months at a cost of around $40,000.
Also joining the Wax Museum’s collection this year are a new “age-accurate” Queen Elizabeth and the teen TV sensation Miley “Hannah Montana” Cyrus. Earlier this year, a team of Bay Area Celebrity Judges, led by “Mr. San Francisco Nightlife,” Harry Denton of “Starlight Room” fame, voted to include Mother Theresa, Prince William and Mariah Carey who will round out the new “cabinet” for the Wax Museum in 2009.
The process of creating a wax figure begins with a clay head that is sculpted and utilized to construct a plaster mold. The mold is then filled with a mixture of molten bees wax. As the wax begins to harden, excess wax is poured from the center of the mold, creating a hollow wax sculpture. After removing the plaster mold, medical glass eyes are set in place, along with porcelain teeth. Human hair, including eyebrows and facial hair, are inserted one strand at a time. This process can take up to two months to complete. Layers of translucent paint are applied, creating skin tones. Hands, arms and sometimes entire torsos are also manufactured in wax.
As one of the world's largest wax museums, the Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf continues to show all aspects of life from the ignoble Chamber of Horrors to the inspiring Hall of Religion, including the historic Library of U.S. Presidents, the spectacular Recreation of King Tut's Tomb and the unique Palace of Living Art, where the world's most famous masters, and their masterpieces come to life through the magic of wax artistry. Among both foreign and domestic visitors, the most popular part of the wax museum tour is The Gallery of Stars. Artisans are busy continually producing a galaxy of brand new stars, such as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who will join such classics as Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne. For more information go to www.waxmuseum.com
