Sculpture Information

This piece broke off a sculpture I was working on, and she was already almost there, she just needed a face! The shards of green and red naturally set in the white alabaster looked like hair. There was a sense that she was standing in the wind and empowered by it. There are words in every culture for a life force or energy, a wind or life-giving spirit. The Chinese view ’Chi’ as the energy of the universe.  It seems that most cultures see this life energy, that expresses itself in the whole universe, as spiritual or stemming from the divine. All cultures have creation stories linking human life to the divine.  The Egyptians call it Ka, the Japanese call it Ki, in India it is Prana, and the list goes on. Humanity tries to explain the divine life force resides within us. Exploration to understand how this life energy relates to us has led to the expression of many religions and forms of worship. In the monotheistic religions Muslims call it nafas (the breath of God) and Jews call it Ruach.