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Daphne
Project type
Original Work in Carrara Marble
Date
September 2026
Location
Milwaukee, WI
Size
62" x 17" x13"
Price
$55,000
Description
Starting at 680 pounds--so heavy I could not get it to my studio!--I carved this by hand in the driveway for several months. It started with a form, a graceful, twisting arc and one day I saw her hand. It reached around her body to protect herself and I knew immediately she was Daphne.
In the myth of Daphne, she is being pursued and eventually captured by Apollo. She calls out to be saved and her father turns her into a laurel tree. In this version, all of her has transformed with the exception of the beautiful hand, which remains her highest point.
Daphne serves as a reminder that all too often today women feel as though they must transform into something unlike themselves to survive circumstances they never chose.
