Artist’s Notes:

The piece came to me while I was frustrated and in the middle of sculpting a different piece. Growing up in South Dakota we experienced hard, hard winters and storms that took out well over a couple of thousand livestock. There was a particular blizzard that I remember distinctly where a herd of cattle froze solid from their lungs icing up. In that storm, over 20,000 bison were killed. But just as it always does, spring followed those frozen winter months and this piece represents the new life that manifested from the grace of survival. When you experience such harshness in your surroundings there becomes a deeper appreciation for the seasons changing, the ground thawing, and the heart healing.

9 inches tall
11.5x10 inch base