This by far was one of my more intriguing sculptures given that this memorial you see came to me in a dream.
This young classmate to my daughter died at eight years of age after developing a brain tumor. I was deeply saddened by the loss of someone so young that I offered my services to the school to create a memorial that would be a fitting tribute to this brave and very popular child, as well as help the children deal with the concept of death. One night, awakened from a deep sleep, I remember laying there wondering what it was that had awakened me. I had become so wide awake that I wanted to get up, however, given that it was about 2 AM, I knew that the next day I would end up paying for it. I decided to try to go back to sleep. After some time while trying to relax to where eventually I was almost asleep, this marvelous image suddenly appeared in my mind. It had such clarity that I blurted out, then looked to see if I had awakened my wife. I saw a silhouette of Corbin sitting in a swing and looking back over her shoulder from where she had passed through. On each side of her were two angels waiting to welcome her. Images of her life and silhouettes of her favorite animals were revolving in their separate windows on each side of the doorway. Overhead in a great arch was a reminder of where we all came from as we pass downward into this life before we return again to the heavens. Immediately after experiencing this, I got out of bed and sketched out the image that I saw. I was very excited in knowing that I had experienced something very special that would have a great impact on all those involved.