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Limited Edition
9 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 5"
Faith gives much insight into
Willard's life. At thirteen he lost parts of two fingers and
the thumb on his right hand in the accidental explosion of a
dynamite cap. Until that time he had dreamed of being a
painter "like the old masters whose pictures were in the
school house, but the accident settled it. I couldn't hold a
brush." The next few years were ones of turmoil and
discouragement for the youth. Much later he said the
accident "was a lucky break for me." He couldn't hold a
paint brush, but he could shape clay with his crippled hand
and that led him into carving wooden figures with an old
pocket knife. "No matter what field of work man chooses for
himself, he must have faith in himself and the Creator
before he can excel in any chosen, I have used my own hands
in this sculpture to try and get this point across." This
piece was done in 1970.
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