Joie de Vivre is a sculpture that I created of my 4 year old granddaughter. It depicts the joy of a little girl, standing on her tiptoes with her arms outstretched, inviting us to find joy in our own lives. It is an image that has resonated with many people who have encountered her. For that reason, a number of editions of Joie de Vivre have been cast and installed in various locations in the Puget Sound region and as far away as Montana. Recently, however, two have disappeared.

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One edition of the sculpture had been installed in front of the Auburn Community Center for several years.
It was stolen this past week at about 1:30 am. The heist was captured on surveillance video camera.

A few weeks before that, a different edition of Joie de Vivre was vandalized and stolen from in front of the home of its owner in Redmond.
In the same way, vandals had cut the sculpture down at the ankles and made off with it in the middle of the night.

Thieves would only be able to sell the sculptures for scrap metal, which would only fetch $300, at most. Whereas, each sculpture was worth well over $10,000.
It is unclear if the two incidents are connected. Future editions of the statue will be reinforced to avoid a similar fate. Fortunately, a few more editions can be made; since the sculpture edition limit is 25, meaning I can still cast a few more and replace them.