Unity (The Jacobs’ Fish/Bird)

My friend, the documentary filmmaker, Hal Jacobs, had seen a stone carving in a Zen garden in Japan that had a shape somewhat similar to this piece.  He was also fond of my bronze sculpture, “Of Water and Air” (a fish on one side and a bird on the other), and wondered if I could combine the simplicity of the Zen form with the complexity of my bronze.  I reveled in the challenge of simplifying and fitting the fish’s and bird’s bodies within the compact design of the stone.  The sculpture was an anniversary gift to his wife, Alicia.

Indiana Limestone
24 x 20 x 8 inches