Clay, 21 inches tall.

This imagined portrait of Antigone, the heroine of Sophocles’ Theban plays, depicts the attitude of defiance and firm conviction displayed as she prepares to give up her life as a consequence of her piety. 

The wedding veil worn by Antigone alludes to several passages in the text of the play that refer to the idea of ‘Antigone as the Bride of Death.’ The tumultuous modeling of the headpiece foreshadows the tragic ending of the play. 

Bronze and concrete, larger than life size

This reliquary bust represents Blessed Imelda Lambrtini, a 14th-century child saint. Imelda is sown in a state of ecstasy as she contemplates the Eucharist.

Plaster,  7 feet tall, California State University at Stanislaus

Plaster, over life size, California State University at Stanislaus

Plaster, over life size, California State University at Stanislaus

Plaster, over life size, California State University at Stanislaus

Plaster, over life size, California State University at Stanislaus

Plaster, over life size, California State University at Stanislaus

Plaster, over life size, California State University at Stanislaus

Plaster, over life size, California State University at Stanislaus

Plaster, life size, private collection 

Plaster,  life size, private collection

Bronze, life size, private collection 

Plaster, larger than life size, private collection