Artist: Stephen Herrero
Title: Letters From Home
Sculpture Size: 19" H
Sculpture Medium: Catalyzed White Alabaster / Porcelain Resins. These sculptures are the finest quality wildlife and western art reproductions available and are made from a combination of crushed alabaster stone, porcelain powders, and resin. Only the purest processes are used by Mill Creek Studios to reproduce the original impressions of the artist.
Edition Size: Limited to 1200
About the Artist : "When I consider the stars, and the finely tuned immensity of the universe or stand in awe of the exquisite symmetry and beauty in nature I am overwhelmed by a sense of purpose and design for which there can be no other cause attributed than that of an intelligent and loving creator. God communicates to us through the work of His hands, and as beings created in His own image, He has given us the ability to communicate abstract ideas and thoughts through words, music, and the arts. All art, of whatever form, is born out of a need to communicate something, some idea, some emotion, some truth about the reality of the world we live in. In my case, if my work can speak truthfully, and with integrity about subjects I have chosen, an by inference testify of their Creator then I am blessed, privileged and grateful. I believe I speak for all the artists here at Mill Creek Studios that it is our hope that everything we do here enlarges the imagination. As the apostle Paul said, "... whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy - meditate on these things." Phil 4:8 -Stephen Herrero
About the Sculpture : 19" high. By artist Stephen Herrero. Limited edition of 1,200 pieces.

The letter in his hands reads:

". . . Yesterday the yellow rose bloomed and I remembered the day you planted it last spring. Remember we were surprised how warm the day was for the month of March? The air was filled with laughter of children, the hum of lawn mowers, and the swirl of breeze in the trees. We were so content with life. How quickly things change and we are asked to change with them. It feels like the months you have been gone have stretched into years and we are only left with memories of the life we shared alongside the searing distance that separates us now. I wish I knew the certainties of our future; your return, our children, and a quiet life. But you have chosen the risky life of a soldier and I have never loved you more. Each night as I fall asleep in our bed I comfort myself knowing that it is for us whom you are fighting. This makes the distance between us smaller and I can almost see you sleeping beside me again. . ."

Made of alabastrite. Manufactured by Mill Creek Studios, known for affordable, quality sculptures of wildlife and people.