{"id":56317,"date":"2014-11-25T16:49:13","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T21:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=56317"},"modified":"2014-11-26T18:39:29","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T23:39:29","slug":"miracle-of-life-sand-sculpture-creates-powerful-image-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/miracle-of-life-sand-sculpture-creates-powerful-image-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"“Miracle of Life” sand sculpture creates powerful image of life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Both\u00a0 a sand sculpture and a baby in the womb are fragile masterpieces, which are both shown in a powerful sand sculpture called “Miracle of Life.” John Gowdy <\/a>and Jan Zelinka won the People’s Choice award last week in the Siesta Key Crystal Classic<\/a>, a Master Sand Sculpting Competition held annually in Florida. In the competition, sand sculpture artists create their work over a 7 day period.<\/p>\n

The “Miracle of Life” sculpture is a reminder of the fragility and beauty of human life. The sculpture, a sleeping baby held safely in the hand of a master creator, reveals a picture of the miracle that life is. Yet its creation from sand that can be so easily destroyed, likewise, holds a reminder of the fragility of life which can itself be so easily destroyed by choices.<\/p>\n

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Debbie Lacy via Facebook Siesta Keys page<\/p><\/div>\n

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With its striking details, down to the fingernails of the hand holding the baby and the image of a heartbeat as a hospital machine might record, the sculpture shows a striking and vivid picture of life, which was a favorite of many who saw it.<\/p>\n

The Facebook announcement of the People’s Choice winner was met with resounding praise from viewers. Debbie Lacy said on the Siesta Keys page<\/a>: “<\/a>My Favorite by far… Congratulations you deserve the award Awesome work!”<\/span><\/p>\n

Others called it<\/a> “beautiful,” “awesome,” “gorgeous,” and commented how it deserved to win the award.<\/p>\n

Gowdy, one of the sculptors, is a career firefighter<\/a> in New Jersey, who has won numerous awards for his art. Clearly, he has given us another picture of the fragility of life, the beauty of life–all in the hand of a master creator who cradles his child in safety. The poignancy of this sculpture will outlast the physical existence of it, as it is now embedded on the hearts of many.<\/p>\n

Whether Gowdy and Zelinka intended to make any statements about life and abortion in this work is so far unknown but the reality shines through the sand, and offers a unique and powerful picture of life.<\/p>\n