Sculptural works of art in bronze and clay by Bobby Pearl over 50 years, with special emphasis on works that convey the story of her Grandmothers life. A walk thru her Sculpture Garden. Beautiful standing nudes, large reliefs that hang on the garden fence, small bronzes that fit in your hand.
Her Stories, My Hands.
My Grandmother died in the early 1970s. In the last year of her life at the age of 94, she told me again the stories I had heard during my childhood. They were stories of shtetl life: the Cossacks, the pogroms, the stoning and the killing of Jews. She also told me of her dream for a different life, for an education. She told stories of courtship, of her marriage, and finally of her escape from Russia.
These stories and her life have been a source of inspiration for me personally, and for my sculpture. My Grandmother cared deeply about her family and about education. Though she was denied a formal education, philosophy was her passion and she wanted to share her ideas.