Sculptures

Painted cast aluminum and galvanized steel can on an exterior grade wood base and cement sculpture pad: 96″x36″x36” and 365 lbs., which includes the base and pad.

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Liquid Sunshine speaks to a current of optimism and creativity where a multitude of ideas, whether in music, art, or philosophy, flow from our imaginations. It creates the illusion that a human face is caught in the stream of sunshine pouring out and brimming onto the base and into the world. The sculpture is paired with the quote: “Turn towards the sun and all shadows will fall behind you.” Charles Swain

Bronze on a circular aluminum base and cement sculpture pad: 100″x36″x36” and 500 lbs. including the base and pad.

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In Beacon, a profile of a child’s face represents the flame of a candle. The base of the sculpture forms a stylized candle, and the face rises from it, driving out the darkness with their light, serving as a guiding beacon. It is inspired by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. quote, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

Polished cast aluminum on an exterior grade wood base and cement sculpture pad: 96″x45″x36” and 365 lbs. which includes the base and cement pad.

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A child’s face looking upward is both questioning and dreaming of a world to be. The form of the sculpture creates an airy, almost fragile, question mark spiraling skyward.

Bronze on an exterior grade wood base and cement sculpture pad: 60″x36″x36” and 365 lbs., which includes the base and pad.

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Blown expresses our efforts to remain steadfast in the face of daunting challenge.

“We must be pulled by our dreams rather than our memories.” Jesse Jackson

Bronze on an exterior grade wood base and cement sculpture pad: 60″x44″x36” and 365 lbs., which includes the base and pad.

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Cosmic Vision depicts human exploration of the universe from some of the smallest to the largest forms –such as atomic structure, the pupil of an eye, or a spiral galaxy – and how they interrelate. “We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.” Carl Sagan

Polished cast aluminum on an exterior grade wood base and cement sculpture pad: 60″x36″x36” and 330 lbs., which includes the base and pad.

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“It’s not about disappearing into the ocean, but of becoming the ocean.” Kahlil Gibran

Bronze on an exterior grade wood base and cement sculpture pad: 62″x36″x36” and 350 lbs., which includes the base and pad.

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“Because we’re human, our nature is to fly.” Stephen Hawking

Painted cast aluminum on cement sculpture pad: 94”x36”x36” and 275 lbs. which includes the pad.

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Self Reflection alludes to mental well-being as a process of harmonizing mind, body, and spirit, which often requires looking inward and engaging with your memories, fears, and dreams. It is accompanied by a quote from Eminem, “I’m friends with the monster that’s under my bed. Get along with the voices inside of my head.”

Polished cast aluminum mobile consisting of four pieces and connecting stainless steel rod hangers, and hung from a stainless steel stand. With the stand and cement sculpture pad it measures about 72”x36”x36” and weigh about 325 lbs.

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Windswept speaks to the way the human presence is a dominant force in the environment, yet nature moves through and around us. The quote is, “The force that animates, so real, yet untouchable. It melts through our fingers, touches the infinite, disappears into the mundane.” Michael Alfano

Polished cast aluminum on an exterior grade wood base and cement sculpture pad: 96″x36″x36” and 365 lbs. which includes the base and cement pad.

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Healing Hearts features a child’s face in a wispy, soaring profile rising from a heart shaped form that also resembles a sprouting seed. Filling the heart are the words “HEALING HEARTS” that can also be read as “HEALING ARTS.” Implied by the design are that children, and people in general, are being nurtured and enabled to grow as they are being healed. In addition, art itself provides healing in different ways, plus the words express appreciation for those practicing the healing arts.