NEWPORT, OR
A tribute to The Ambassador, this free-standing sculpture represents the borderline between land and water. Ambassador’s Portal was inspired by the idea of carrying on a beloved local sculpture’s legacy, The Ambassador which was decommissioned due to disintegration, with the perception that the Ambassador is in a different dimension and the sculpture is the portal allowing travel back home; although no longer with us physically, the memory remains. As opposed to starting over with a new concept for the artwork, this piece tells a story commemorating The Ambassador and igniting interaction with the art as it creates a form of local folklore while also mirroring our own existence. At the pinnacle of the portal there are phases of the moon representing the driver for where land and water meet through tides, creating a spiritual and magical crux encapsulating the idea of transcendence and journey. The Ambassador’s presence is signified through the engraving in the central moon. Embodied with the entity of life affirmation, Ambassador’s Portal signifies the temporal and spiritual dimensions of the journey we are all embarking on and creates a space to reflect, remember, realize and transform.
