Free standing sculptures

I stand strong as a witness to a land of constant change. Constantinople’s walls remind all of a past overflowing with antiquities and ancient voices. East meets west as the winds of change slowly sweep this land in waves of reddish hues. Like a crescent moon rising from the arms of history, the Turkish people drift ever closer towards a modern society. Three hundred sixty-five leaves represent but one year in this slow transition in the passage of time. I stand as a guardian of this land’s history, and a witness to this country’s triumphant emergence.

This unique piece is the first winter sculpture created by Peter Allan Rice.  For young and old, the sight of the first snow continues to cause much excitement.  It marks the changing seasons by blanketing the world around us with a pristine freshness. The stately pine branches bow as they accept the weight of the First Snow.  The island water draws its last warmth from the granite rock to delay its icy transformation. A blanket of white will soon cover the landscape, and  the wonder of First Snow will yet again become a memory.