I sculpted this bronze portrait of my father in 2003, the same year he died. Luckily, he was able to be wheelchaired into my studio to see it in its clay form before he died; he was overwhelmed. I had the bronze casting of his portrait at his funeral, so that when everyone walked in the church, they were able to see the sculpture of him. Seeing his portrait in bronze, something that you could walk around and touch, before walking into the church for his funeral service, gave