AMBLESIDE ARTIST
Figurative Sculpture · Bronze · Cast Marble
FEATURED SCULPTURE
Bronze · 24" × 19"
$28,000
THE POETRY
Time is a Mother Her hands caress the smoothness of youth Into wrinkles of Knowing The Maiden Journey On a clumsy raft built for drifting Winnowed to smooth seacraft By raging seas and dark waters Motherhood is all manner of nurture It is for She Who Fights Battles for those of her and around her Warriors of The Blood The Crone has arrived Her creases her warpaint Dried tears and scars of wars won and lost She is the Mother of Time
— Connie McNees
SCULPTURES & STORIES
Through the expressive language of figurative sculpture, Connie McNees explores the emotions, relationships, and transformations that shape the human experience.
SCULPTURE I
Bronze · 16" × 23"
$20,000
THE POETRY
Whether the winds blow us forward or back Whether the rain brings thunder or flowers Whether the fruit we bear grows angry or fair I will turn first to you And you to me Winds howl Waters surge We will weather the storm
— Connie McNees
SCULPTURE II
Cast Marble · 20"
$18,000
THE ARTIST'S WORDS
In the marble sculpture of Grateful, I have taken the basic pose used in the preparatory drawing, keeping the reach of the woman's fingers, the stretch of her neck, and the tight set of her mouth and eyes that express the tension and drama of her battle.
While she is feeling great sorrow at her loss, I call these works Grateful, not Sorrow because that is the positive side of her feelings she must use and rely upon to move forward and continue her battle.
— Connie McNees
SCULPTURE III
Bronze · 15" × 33" × 26"
$30,000
THE POETRY
I Spring Eternal Am Persephone, Been set free I cast off my veil For all the world to see I emerge from the cloak of your depths And I scatter my seeds Some become Sequoias Others but weeds Whatever the wind unburdens is lifted as I rise to face the Spring of my Becoming
— Connie McNees
SCULPTURE IV
Bronze
$30,000
Three figures emerge from a sculpted bronze relief, inviting reflection on memory, identity, and the passage of generations.
THE ARTIST
Connie McNees creates figurative sculptures that explore deeply human experiences through gesture, movement, and emotional expression.
Her work addresses themes of resilience, relationships, womanhood, loss, and renewal. The accompanying poems and artist statements offer another dimension through which viewers can encounter the sculptures.
In works such as Mother of Time, Storm, Grateful, and Spring, McNees brings together physical form and personal narrative to explore the complexities of life.
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