My work centers on the physical and spiritual worlds. I believe
the heart is at the center of these two worlds. For me the physical
world of matter is the foundation and vessel for a spiritual existence.
Without the physical the spiritual couldn't manifest itself, and
the spiritual gives life to the physical. I see
my sculptures as "Temple Heart Vessels". They speak about the
sacredness of the world, the temple, which I feel is the meeting place
of humanity and the divine, and is the vessel of the Great Spirit.
It is my belief that the Heart is the greatest temple to be found.
At its center is the sacred ground that unifies humanity as a whole.
It is my hope that my sculptures awaken the heart to the ever-unfolding
blossom of the divinity residing in us all, which together we
make up the garden of life.
Artist Statement
by
Tripp Jarvis