"Circle of Life"
| Things go round, cycle, repeat. Sometimes we find ourselves back where we began, but fresher, newer, ready to go at it again with a whole new inspiration. This is what my four year old daughter, Emily, has been teaching me. She is an artist also, and "The Circle of Life" is a theme that has occurred and reoccurred in her work for a year now. Her first sculpture, in fact, was a circle of all of her stuffed animals. When I asked her what it was, she told me it was a circle of life. Excited, I ran and got my camera, and asked her to get in her circle, so I could take a picture of her with it. Instead of her stepping into the center of the circle, she joined in the circumference of the circle, in the perimeter parade along with her fluffy friends. Another eye opener for me. She has taught me to participate fully in this circle, accept the go round, and delight in these circles - days, seasons, cycles of the moon, and cycles of our lives. And so this year I am celebrating the circle as a universal symbol for the rhythm and rhyme of our lives. |
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There is another more personal reason for me to celebrate the circle as this years theme. I find that I have come full circle with a lot of the designs. I am closing many classic editions out, and recreating new editions along similar styles to take their place. I have returned to the basics of design for outdoor sculptures, but my approach has a deeper appreciation and renewed commitment to the integrity of form and function. And, as with each new cycle, there are new ideas, innovative approaches, glimpses of potentials. It is very exciting for me, and a joyous way to be able to share this quantum leap with you is to offer it to you in the following way. |
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So, thanks for joining me in the circle of life, and may yours be filled with good friends and times! Happy Holidays, Susan Pascal Beran
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This handsome all brass version of Solar System II - Solar System II A - stands about 6 feet and is 33" wide. Very wind hardy as well.
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Another version of Solar System III: Blithe Spirit It is composed and colored to uplift the spirit and reinvigorate our vision.
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'Circles of Life I'
70" x 22" x 22" it is brass, copper and stainless and is on special sale at . It is the first of a new edition, and possible variations are smaller or larger, with more or less rings, and with color or in different materials. |
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Helix I
5' x 18" , brass and stainless
Only two left. Available in larger or smaller scale. |
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"Carnival
Kinetica Circularis"
12'x
14' x 3', mixed metal, enamels and glass.
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