Serengeti’s Crown
Wilderness, and wild places, is and will be our most valuable asset for humans to know, study and protect.
The Serengeti is a vast ecosystem in east-central Africa. It spans 12,000 square miles, derived from the Maasai language that means “endless plains.” It is famous for its annual great migrations of millions of animals. There are more than 300 species of mammals and 500 species of birds in the Serengeti.
The secrets and lessons that the natural world holds will carry us through. There is a peace in the wild things, in the wilderness, that will continue to be our greatest resource, in the preservation of the wild..
Specs:
Size: 37.5in (3.12 ft) Height x 23in (1.9 ft) Width
Material: Bronze * Metal Composition Available Upon Request * Custom patina finishes available.
Series of 30 Museum Quality, Bronze Editions
Sculpture, Materials, and Labor Made in the USA
Delivery:
12 weeks within the US: UPS shipping method, insured, boxed, and foamed in place. International depending on location/shipping method.
“The Vessel
Throughout history the vessel has the symbol and function of abundance, something carried, stored or held. I look at my bronze vessels seeing the story on the outside and knowing there is more to the inside. Working on the material from clay, to glowing molten bronze this finished work now looks pliable, malleable and impressionable. This reliquary contains the power of being altered by experience. The intangible space inside transports valuable wisdom, like an unearthed ancient relic. Listening to others, I hear stories, emotions, and inspirations of life. The leather tethers hanging in the center of these vessels symbolize the gathering of wisdom. This work is a timeless bronze vessel that carries your intentions forward.”
About Dave LaMure Jr.
Dave LaMure Jr. lives in the Magic Valley of Idaho where the Great Basin meets the southern cliffs of the Snake River. Dave has worked with clay since he was twelve years old. Since that time, he has developed an art uniquely his own from monumental public bronze sculptures to large oil canvases. Dave's innovative style of sculpting vessels is new to the world of clay and bronze. Proof that Sofia Loren awarded him best of show and a kiss, that is a high honor. The fine art of bas-relief, size and detail of each piece is unknown before. Look for a manifestation of feeling, heart, form, movement, composition and value.
The Peace of Wild Things
When despair grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting for their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
- Poet Wendell Berry