Compassion

When deciding on a theme and title for this sculpture commission commemorating the Hayward Hospital Auxiliary’s seventy years of community advocacy, Compassion seemed most appropriate.  As I learned about the Auxiliary’s history, I was inspired by the diversity of the financial, emotional and physical contributions supporting the Hospital and impacting the healing of a community.…

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Healing Waters of Gitchi Gamig

In 2022, I was honored to receive a commission to create the entryway sculpture for the soon to be open Essentia Vision Northland Hospital in Duluth.  The sculpture opportunity for the being-built hospital was open to regional sculptors.  My conceptual design was one of three chosen for further review.  After an online video presentation to…

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Manoomin – Food that Grows in Water

Boozhoo, “Would you be interested in discussing a sculpture to memorialize the story of life along the Red Cedar River before the 1600’s?” asked Dr. Rod Olson…. And the artistic journey to create Manoomin-Food that Grows in Water began. Manoomin-Food that Grows in Water conceptual design In May, 2019, Dr. Rod Olson, representing the City…

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