RAVEN

To create “Raven”, the artist used his other sculpture, “Poly”, as his form. Bruce welded metal rods over each fold in “Poly”, replicating her shape. After covering every joint, he cut the piece in two and removed it. He then joined it back together as an empty frame, turned it over, and filled it with the stones as you see it today. Notice that her hair is black, hence the name “Raven”, and she even has facial features, and fingers and toes, of small stones. This sculpture is part of the permanent collection on the Art Walk. 

The following is a poem inspired by Raven and Poly.

My Raven Lifts Her Wings

By Richard D. Krygier

My soul has been stolen

Death took her away from me

My heart rests deep within

Splintered pieces of stone

Encased in a soulless husk

Untouchable

Death touched me

I cannot live without her

When I feel the wind whispering in my ear

I know I am no longer a soulless husk of splintered stone

My raven lifts her wings.