leanor Milne's interest in bronze casting developed during her extended visits to Britain in 1946 and 1959. During these times she visited foundries and commissioned them to do castings of her designs. Upon her return to Canada after the second of these trips, Milne's friend and fellow sculptor, Art Price, recommended that she continue casting at the Ottawa foundry of Bond Brass. The owner, Bill Bond, cast work in sand, a more accurate procedure for sculpture than the traditional lost wax (cire perdue) method, Milne feels. Bill Bond was pleased with the sculptural works created by Milne and Price. Wishing to identify his establishment with artmaking, he encouraged them to learn sand casting and do their work in his foundry. Milne began carving directly into the sand, creating each side of the mould separately before putting the two halves together. The concept of working the two halves independently allowed Milne to carve freely, creating two separate images in a single piece. An example of this can be seen here. 

After becoming Dominion Sculptor, Milne worried that she would be unable to continue with her study of bronze casting, a relatively new artistic medium to her, and one that she greatly enjoyed. Despite her nocturnal schedule as Dominion Carver, Eleanor Milne managed to continue developing her casting.