“Beyond Forever.”
Ceramic, bronze glazed doves, steel base
9″ x 9″ x 8″
This was a commissioned piece to celebrate the wedding anniversary of a long married couple. Years ago the client had engraved on her husband’s wedding ring “beyond forever.” Today that sentiment lives.
When asked what kind of sculpture she had in mind, she wrote, “two ceramic doves sitting side by side with the caption Beyond Forever.”
“Why doves?” I asked.
“I love seeing my husband watch the antics of the doves as he sits quietly under our portal. Just don’t make the doves white sentimental ones that you see on wedding cakes or invitations. I want birds that are sweet and puffy and have some personality.”
“Do you want a sculpture that is abstract or one that is more realistic? I attached images of both possibilities.
This is the piece that was sculpted.
I enjoyed making this commision. It has a meaning for the couple hidden from the causal observer. That, for me, is what sculpture is all about…a way to express what is not easily seen.