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Lodestar: A figurative sculptural series
About the Work
Lodestar is a series of three figurative sculptures that trace a deeply human journey — from longing and seeking to transformation and return.
Each piece captures a moment in the arc of inner awakening. Through anatomical realism and expressive gesture, the figures embody the emotional and spiritual evolution experienced when we search for a way to align our lives to a meaningful guiding purpose — and ultimately embody our values in the lives we choose to live.
A "lodestar" is traditionally a star used for navigation — most commonly the North Star (Polaris) — and metaphorically, it represents a guiding light, moral compass, or source of inspiration.
Seen together, these sculptures offer a compelling narrative about the human search for meaning, guidance, transcendence, and becoming.
Lodestar I: The Reach
The journey begins with a quiet, aspirational reach. This figure, seated and exposed, gazes upward — not in certainty, but in hope. It is the moment of awakening: when we first choose to seek the presence of a guiding force, a lodestar. The twisted posture and anatomical detail convey tension and struggle, yet there’s also grace in the pose—this duality symbolizes the human condition, caught between suffering and aspiration.
This sculpture presents a powerful emotional and symbolic narrative. The nude form, portrayed in this realistic and naturalistic context, signifies human vulnerability, truth, and purity. The upward-reaching arm and expressive posture suggest yearning, hope, and transcendence. The figure represents a spiritual messenger, reminding the viewer of the guiding light of the lodestar.
Lodestar II: The Becoming
The second sculpture rises into motion — fluid, poised, and uplifted. Here, the figure is no longer merely reaching, but moving toward her own transformation. Her body expresses both strength and grace. It is the juncture where awareness becomes action; where we begin acting on our values with a sense of the greater context or meaning which informs the direction we choose to take our lives. It is the same soul — now empowered, in motion, alive with the very light it once reached for. This work speaks of personal liberation, and elevation of the human spirit.
Lodestar III: The Return
Lodestar III is about the return with wisdom — the final, embodied stage of transformation.
Her form here is rooted and powerful, even in vulnerability. There is strength in softness, motion in stillness, and a deep serenity in the forward gesture. It is a symbol of self-possession and integration — the union of aspiration and embodiment.
The figure has traversed longing and transcendence, and now moves forward in full presence — no longer lost in searching, but grounded in her own becoming. It's a beautiful, quiet finale — one of embodied grace and enduring motion.
With the context of the previous two pieces — one reaching in longing, the other ascending in motion — this sculpture closes a transformational arc that reflects the human journey from yearning to transcendence with a poignant, grounded return to intimate presence. It is the moment after transformation — when the seeker returns not to the same world, but to the world made sacred through inner change.