AGE IS ALLOWING ME TO MAKE THINGS THAT TAKE MORE TIME. WHILE I DO NOT HAVE THE PATIENCE OF MICHELANGELO, I HAVE MORE THAN I HAVE HAD. THE OWL REALLY CAME FROM A VIVIDLY TOLD STORY OF A WOMAN’S EXPERIENCE WITH AN OWL STALKING HER CAT FROM A LOW BRANCH OF A TREE OUTSIDE HER DOOR. IT STUCK WITH ME. THE BEAR WAS A CHALLENGE TO MYSELF TO MAKE A FREE STANDING SCULPTURE AND I ALSO WANTED A BEAR. THE BLUE HERON WAS AN IDEA WHICH BECAME A COMMISSIONED REALITY