Out of the Ashes

Each summer the western part of the United States lives under the threat of forest fire. Thousands of acres can be lost in a matter of days, property lost, lives threatened and sometimes lost.... But with all this destruction somehow hope seems to emerge. New life grows, homes are rebuilt - it slowly comes back. 

In all of this destruction, this once mighty charred tree trunk leaves us a gift - a sculpture as graceful and beautiful as any made by man's hand. A symbol that reminds us to look for the beauty in life.....