EXCELSIOR
life size
commissioned work

EXCELSIOR and EXCALIBUR

Excelsior

The life size sculpture is a commissioned work installed in the greater Portland area. The work, from conception to completion, required over a year and weighs approximately 1200 pounds.
During the process, Jan’s sister died of breast cancer. She says, “For a time after Joy’s death, I was nearly paralyzed with grief. The white horse as a symbol of victory became especially meaningful for me then. There were incidents surrounding the sculpture that profoundly affected me, and it became a “remembering” of her and the spiritual strength in which she’d always walked. I thank God for having had such a good sister.”

Help came from her father when he arrived to take care of the garden and animals. Her neighbors assisted in welding the armature, and in moving the structure more than once, including the final transport. “I’m extremely blessed to have supportive family, friends, teachers, advisors, students and collectors. They're the best.”

Jan is currently working on a series of smaller sculptures that will be posted on this site in the future.
 

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