"Other Sheep I Have"
And
other
sheep
I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring,
and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be
one
fold, and one shepherd. -John 10:16
Statue displayed in the lobby of the Missionary Training
Center in Provo, Utah.
"Facial Plastic Surgery ; The Art and
Soul"
The following is an article featured in the Facial
Plastic Times, July, 1998
Facial Plastic Surgery; The Art and Soul
is an artistic representation of the creative power in the
hands of a facial plastic surgeon.
At the Seventh International Symposium in Orlando, Steven.
L. Neal, MD of Pendleton, Ore., unveiled his beautiful
creation during the Welcome Reception. Members, exhibitors,
and guests gathered to witness the beauty of art and science
all in one piece.
The base of the sculpture is an artist’s palette loaded with
colors of paint and mounted on a green Italian marble.
Rising from the paint in a helix are various forms that tell
a story.
Two surgeons’ hands, one touching a young woman’s face, the
other donning a surgeon’s glove and holding a paintbrush,
symbolize the artistic and exacting nature of our
profession. From the tip of the brush comes a perfectly
formed mouth and nose—a solution to the baby just born with
an imperfection. These two flow together to form another
face now whole. The correction of traumatic deformity is
symbolized in the jumbled pieces of a face that reassemble
into a normal male form. Rejuvenation of the aging face is
seen on the reverse side. A figure reminiscent of Janus,
features an aged face looking down, then looking up and
forward with a smile.
“The Art and Soul
is the heart of the power of our profession, for it is truly
an art,” says Dr. Neal. “And it is the only art form that
can change the personality or soul of its recipients.”
In a gallery, such a piece would be priced at $12,000.
Through the AAFPRS (American Academy of Facial Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery) Foundation, the cost is $6,000—with
half the proceeds donated to the AAFPRS Foundation, and the
other half going to the foundry to cover production costs.
This original work of art is a limited edition of only 50
castings. Several were sold to members and non-members after
the unveiling in Orlando.
This piece was designed exclusively for facial plastic
surgeons with the idea of placing it in their offices. “This
is very helpful to the public in establishing our entity as
facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons and this will
remind them of our artistic and unique qualifications to
trust us with their face,” explains Dr. Neal.
You are welcome to view the art and visit the Academy’s
office in Alexandria, VA., where the piece is currently
housed. Those interested in purchasing the sculpture may
contact the AAFPRS Foundation office. (703)299-9291.
Delivery will take approximately 12 weeks.
"The Price of Liberty"
Freedom is not free nor can it ever be.
The flowing cape with furled banner of liberty rejoins.
Forward springs the captain’s foot, his calling sword
enjoins.
To defend freedom four warriors arise;
Fear, tyranny, and oppression they despise.
Aloft, the grandfather his grandson holds;
A symbol of patriotic love to young from old.
And therein portrayed is Liberty’s True Price:
The blood of sons on altars of freedom sacrificed.
The grandfather bears upon his brow this pain.
He remembers bitter scenes of comrades slain.
The warriors Four personify Death, Famine, Pestilence, and
War.
Their inscriptions on their blades echo solemn oaths they
made.
These are they who must be paid if freedom once lost would
be regained.
Forward springs the captain’s foot upon its throat, the
conquered brute.
From tooth to claw to tip of tail, the slain Dragon of
Tyranny pales.
The flowing cape ceases to be. It becomes America’s symbol
crying,
“Freedom is not free!”
"Duty Calls"
The first in a two part series of bronzes honoring the
Mormon Battalion.
In 1846, President James Polk in his pursuit of Americas
“Manifest Destiny”, waged war on Mexico. General Stephen
Kearney was dispatched to California with a relatively small
army while recruiting efforts were still under way in
frontier western United States. The Mormons had been driven
from Nauvoo, Illinois and were scattered across Iowa and
Nebraska territories. The President of the Church, Brigham
Young responded to President Polk’s request to muster 500
volunteers to march to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and then to
San Diego and Los Angeles, opening a new road for wagons to
California and secure California for the United States.
These were mostly family men who left their families
scattered in tents or wagons, or make-shift lean-to’s in
Indian Territory. The sacrifice is sculpted into the
nameless face representing the many mothers who were
uncertain of their own fates or whether they would see their
husband again. (“Duty Calls”)
"Duty Triumphs "
The second in a two part series of bronzes honoring the
Mormon Battalion.
In “Duty Triumphs” the tattered and sick survivors are seen
as they arrived at San Luis Rey near San Diego, on January
29, 1847. More than half had no shoes, and their clothes
were rags. They turned San Diego into a city with their
building a brick factory and house-building. Half of the
Battalion went north to Los Angeles and built Fort Moore
overlooking the small pueblo. On their way back east, they
ended up on John Sutter’s mill near Sacramento where they
discovered gold, then blazed the trail over the Sierra-Nevadas.
(from left to right)
"Were All Made Free"
"The Deaf to
Hear"
"Peace in the
Land"
Three bronzes in a series of five entitled "Sisters of
Oregon"
"The
Blind to See"
One
bronze in a series of five entitled "Sisters of Oregon"
"Partakers
of the Heavenly Gift"
One
bronze in a series of five entitled "Sisters of Oregon"
"Arts Inspiration"
“Arts Inspiration” is a symbolic treatise of how great art
uplifts and refines the soul. Orpheus, identified by his
flute, brings music to earth such as that scored beside
him—the first 15 notes of “Ode to Joy” of Beethoven’s Ninth
Symphony, a favorite of the Artist. The Muses bring to earth
the color of oil pigments to create paintings and the bow to
make the violin’s music divine. The children are lifted
upward by their invitation climbing upon volumes of great
literature: the Odyssey, Jane Eyre, and Moby Dick.
