"Bound By Earth" was the first sculpure in my flight series. Created from alabaster, the sculpture implies that the eagle has not yet taken flight. Its wings appear to be bound to its body and to the earth. The position of the eagle demonstrates its contemplation of flight, unsure where to go, just as a person may contemplate their future.
Bound By Earth

"Transcendence" demonstrates the eagles path in flight. I have been told that this form reminds one of a human figure. This sculpture shows the simplistic elegance of the bird form as it ascends higher and higher in the sky. It's as if it has achieved a great success and is flying in celebration. (Sold - "Where Art Thou Gallery" Nebraska)
	Transcendence

	"Internal Reflections" drastically simplifies the eagle form giving way to its central force...the symbol of an eagle in flight. The bird form contains a void in the center...that void will only be filled in the freedom of flight. (Sold - "Where Art Thou Gallery" Nebraska)
Ascending Aspirations

"The Struggle" was created through a grant that I was awarded through Central Connecticut State University. The grant participants had to create a sculpture on a large scale. During the summer of 1996, I was still in pursuit of my theme of flight. Working on such a large scale with alabaster was a challenge, therefore I decided to include other materials such as birch tree limbs, stainless steel, cement, and bark mulch. This sculpure demonstrates a struggle within the stone piece as if the eagle is trying to break out. The eagle is simply represented through the negative space created in the interior. The image is an inverted head of an eagle.

The Struggle

"Swift Descent" epitomizes an eagle in flight, actually in the fastest flight in which it engages, it's descent to catch it's prey. In working with stone creating the illusion of flight is difficult, obviously because the stone has so much weight. I used a Plexiglas rod for support of this form because it would help to give the illusion that the bird form was in flight with less distraction. This sculpture is one of my personal favorites as it captures the essence of flight. (Sold - Where Art Thou Gallery" Nebraska)

Swift Descent

"Departure" represents the eagle's path as it is in the process of taking flight. This sculpture contains one of the largest and most beautifully veined stones of all the alabaster used.
	Departure