Power to Rise

 
 
 
"Power to Rise" by Raymond Gibby

42" h x 50" w x 30" d

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Because of their ability to soar so high that they become part of the heavens, I often like to associate eagles with divinity. However, in my sculpture "Power to Rise" the eagle is perched near to the ground on the skull of a buffalo. What's interesting is that with all the might and strength of the buffalo, he was unable to rise above all things. The eagle, on the other hand, because it has the great gift of flight, can take itself out of a hard situation and get up where the view is much clearer. May we have the strength of the buffalo yet still have the power to rise above hardship like the eagle.