Our old faithful dog Wahine, finally reached the end of her life. She was loyal to the end with Dick her beloved master. They had a special relationship and were constant companions. At the end of her life she was in considerable pain and had dementia which added to the sad state of her being. This piece is about the freeing of her spirit, represented by the spirals in the center of the sculpture. The three main vertical pieces of wood are the three of us. I've been really struck by how with animals the only way you can tell if they are gone is by the lack of movement from their breathing lungs or the light in their eyes. Wahine's lungs are shown fading in color as she enters the earth. Dick and I both have green healthy lungs. The dark gray gels are for the sadness we both were feeling at the loss of a very important member of our family.
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