Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Statues and Other Tributes

Was it just last week we were coming to blows over statues?


One of the few statues of a woman in the U.S. Capitol

Do all of our Confederate statues insult our modern sensibilities?

Picture taken by Paula Feldman: SC Statehouse statue saluting the women of the Confederacy


If we will be known by our statues, what do our statues say?

Mepkin Abbey Statue


A statue made out of a fallen tree tells the story of our humanity:  all we love will ultimately be lost.


Mepkin Abbey: close up of a statue made of a fallen tree



Can a statue made of marble bring us comfort?

Mepkin Abbey detail of statue of Mary


Does a statue made of recycled scraps tell us something about our ultimate destiny?


Mepkin Abbey:  part of a Nativity scene



Can a statue call us to something bigger than ourselves?

Mepkin Abbey Statue



We continue to make our tributes.

Impromptu Cairn at Mepkin Abbey

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