Ananda installed in garden
Ananda, which means bliss in Sanskrit, was temporarily installed outside Cole Gallery in Edmonds in November, 2014. Then, in January, a resident of Edmonds was passing the gallery and spotted the sculpture, which at 6 feet high, is hard to miss. He was in the process of having his garden landscaped and felt that Ananda would make a great centerpiece in his backyard landscape. The art collector purchased the sculpture on layaway, making his final payment in late February. It was a sunny day when I installed Ananda in his garden, which was still dormant and newly planted. The art collector asked that the sculpture be positioned so that the morning sun strikes the figure’s face. Once the installation was complete, we both agreed that Ananda will indeed be a focus of his garden, especially as the shrubs and plantings mature and fill in and provide more of a backdrop.
Later, I was told by a staff member of the gallery that another collector came in and expressed dismay that the sculpture had been sold. She was assured that edition 2 is currently in the process of being cast at the foundry and will be available in May.