"Fountain of Wishes"
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Artist's DescriptionFountain of Wishes Leslie Shuman Kramer was an incredible person, dedicated to her community worldwide and a good friend. I feel honored that one of my sculptures was selected by her family for the Shuman/Temple Beth Tzedek garden. Several components of the sculpture are symbolic. The vertical scalloped form represents a fountain of water, symbolic of all life, while the hearts are images of love, hopes, and wishes. Incorporated several times in the “Fountain of Wishes” is the circular image. A form important universally throughout time to all cultures. The circle has an almost spiritual meaning. It is symbolic of no beginning, no end, being whole, timeless, a feeling of totality and a symbol of unity. To me the circle is also representative of both the female and male form. The base of "Fountain of Wishes”, is a circle and within it another circle emerges as a powerful force birthed from the other. The universe is represented by the shape of the moon and the two elongated linear shapes, the forces of the world. |
