Sacred Fire
Seahorse
Last Peony
A note from Michael Parkes—The Peony in ancient Greece was the symbol for the physician of the gods. Here he stands alone as the last of his kind. The male figure in the Last Peony represents the old world of magic/medicine that came from the line of the ancient Egyptian and Greek gods. The angel […]
Startled Sky Nymph
A note from Michael Parkes—The sky nymph sees me out the corner of her eye. She is startled, but not because I caught her by surprise, but by the fact that I can see her at all. She is normally invisible to humans. “One Third Life Size 30″”T x 11″”W x 16″”D One Half Life […]
Summer Storm
Michael’s inspiration was from a quote that he likes “A Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass….it’s about learning how to dance in the rain. A note from Michael Parkes—”I wanted to create the sense of a hot summer day with a storm about to break. As children, a summer storm meant […]
The Beginning & Moonbird
The Guardian
A note from Michael Parkes—She is the guardian of our Earth. There are such guardians for each of the worlds that carry Life. Some call her Mother Nature; some call her Gaia. Also available in Traditional Brown Patina
The Last Lion
A note from Michael Parkes—This is a sculpture of one of my most well known images. Because so many people were enamored with the image, I thought it would make an interesting and powerful sculpture. The message is the same as the painting’s message: After millions of years the king of beasts exists, but only […]
The Letter
A note from Michael Parkes—It was originally titled The Angel of Corintha. I had envisioned an angel reading St. Paul’s famous text on love to the Corinthians. The angel is reading it for the first time and is deeply touched. Part of the quote from the Corinthians is, If I speak in the tongues of […]