My sculpture attempts to capture a glimpse of all the joy and excitement in all the cool things to see and do at this year’s 50th Anniversary of the Neptune Festival here at Virginia Beach.

“What I have in my heart and soul – must find a way out. That’s the reason for music.” – Ludwig van Beethoven / This sculpture is my attempt to interpret the creation of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata into sculptural forms. The piano is transformed into the rhythms of music, which turn into flowers. Abstract forms of violins turn music to movement . In the centre of the composition is a portrait of a dreaming Beethoven playing melodies with his hand…Despite the loss of hearing, he continued to create music, overcoming depression and disappointments associated with illness. he created and gave birth to new musical masterpieces, confirming his undeniable genius.

Let me take you down, ‘Cause I’m going to strawberry fields, Nothing is real, And nothing to get hung about, Strawberry fields forever / Living is easy with eyes closed, Misunderstanding all you see, It’s getting hard to be someone, but it all works out, It doesn’t matter much to me / Let me take you down, ‘Cause I’m going to strawberry fields, Nothing is real, And nothing to get hung about, Strawberry fields forever

It is a symbol of the unity and interconnectedness of all things, reminding us that even in the chaos of the cosmos there is order and balance. It is a call to reflect on the harmony of life and how each of us contributes to the overall balance of the world.

Physical comfort is wonderful, but “Made With Love” adds some extra glow.

Since the beginning of time, humans have always been frightened by differences between each other. Whether it is culture, religion, skin colour or else… Those differences have always been sources of conflicts, as in fact just brings more richness to the human world. Why wouldn’t we try to change our point of view and be open minded… As a matter of fact, there is no us and them, it’s only all us!

Time flies when you’re having fun, or I guess it’s ten years since I last saw you—how time flies. This idiom was first recorded about 1800 but Shakespeare used a similar phrase, “the swiftest hours, as they flew,” as did Alexander Pope, “swift fly the years.”

Imagine there’s no countries, It isn’t hard to do, Nothing to kill or die for, And no religion, too, Imagine all the people, Livin’ life in peace, You may say I’m a dreamer, But I’m not the only one, I hope someday you’ll join us, And the world will be as one, Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can, No need for greed or hunger, A brotherhood of man, Imagine all the people, Sharing all the world…