Photo Credit:
Mel Schockner
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 Bronzewood Eagle August '05 H 9",W 13", D8"
Bronzewood meld,bronze and west Texas juniper on a mesquite base.
Purpose of the Wings 2
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Out of the flames of affliction I brought you at great length; I bare you upon eagle's wings over trials beyond your strength.
I did it for one reason, to bring you unto Me. Your eyes look on my promises, but their fullfillment you can't see.
Your heart longs for the meager crumbs of a kingdom cold and dark, and cannot see the banquet prepared inside My heart.
Communion with the most High God, true abandon in His love, is the feast the Lamb provided when He shed for us His blood
and allowed us to come unto Him, the purpose of the wings He supplies through revelation and the joy repentance brings.
for more information about "Bronzewood"
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This sculpture was originally done in wood, a mold was made and the piece
was subsequently cast in bronze.
(Click here to see original in
wood). Somewhere between mold and bronze, while in the wax state of the
process, this golden eagle was melded with a piece of weathered mesquite.
The melding process makes it difficult for the viewer to distinguish wood
from bronze. The patina or coloration on the bronze is done to match
both wood tones and weathered greys. The base of the piece is made
from west Texas juniper burl. The patina of the wing tip reflects the
golden hues of the original juniper wood thus tying all three elements of
juniper, mesquite and bronze together. Th poem which accompanies this sculpture speaks of the reason God works in our lives, why He has chosen to enter into the realm of mankind at all. The reason, to bring us unto Himself and have an intimate relationship with us. |
