Statue Installations

Testimonials

Many of our friends and customers have acquired a bronze statue of Gary's and have installed it in their homes, gardens, or places of business. Many have also taken the opportunity to donate a statue to a church, library, park, or a number of other causes that they felt strongly about. Here are pictures of a few of these installations and what a few of our friends have to say regarding the bronze statues.

Needham, MA-Circle of Peace

"An issue in today's suburban communities is that families interact in close knit circles often centered around their children's activities.  True community interaction between neighbors and others happens infrequently if they are not within that immediate group.

We chose Gary's statue for many reasons, but the fundamental premise was to create a unique, meaningful element of attraction to which families from the entire town would be drawn and then inspired "by accident" to naturally interact.

The Circle of Peace has become a magnet to which all children and their families connect. They meet and interact with others they might never meet.  New baby sitter connections, new playmates for their children, opportunities to meet new friends, all occur around the Circle of Peace. 

Every day we see the magic of children running to clasp the hands of the other "children" and complete the circle. An artist created a post card featuring it, hundreds of photo opportunities have occurred for parents and their children around it, an Australian magazine touring the US for best examples of public spaces ran a photo of our Needham Circle of Peace as an example of excellent public spaces, parents tell me and the committee thank you for having placed the statue because their children love it so much and I had one woman tell me just this week that every time she sees the statue it just "takes her breath away."  Even in the winter there are often little footprints in the snow leading up to the statue."

Paul A. Good
Founder/Chair
The Needham Community Revitalization Trust Fund

Nu Skin-Celebration

The statue in front of the Nu Skin Enterprises corporate headquarters is a beautiful symbol of our mission to be a force for good -- particularly our commitment to creating a better world for children. Guests who visit the building are always impressed with the striking architecture and what the statue represents for us as a company.  We commend Gary Price for this beautiful work of art.  It is a wonderful piece to showcase what we strive to accomplish at Nu Skin Enterprises.    

Hospice at Greensboro, Inc.-Circle of Peace

Gary Lee Price's Circle of Peace statue is the focal point of our therapeutic garden at Kids Path.  Kids Path is a unique program created by Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro in North Carolina that provides palliative care for medically fragile children and counseling for grieving children.  As the focal point of our garden, the statue honors the missing child.  But for many of our children who are saddened by grief it is much, much more.  It is not uncommon to see a child who witnesses the statue for the first time, to grab hands with the figures and complete the circle.  Many of our grieving children feel guilty about wanting to play, or feel so sad from their loss; they think they will never play again.  The Circle of Peace, which immortalizes children experiencing pure joy, reminds us all that play is part of living. Play is joyous and play will continue.   Finally, the individual figures of the statue were provided as naming opportunities for our donors when the garden was constructed.  When shown a picture of the intended installation of the Circle of Peace, one long-time donor replied, "Save one of the boys for me! I lost and infant child, and this way he can play for eternity."

Gilbert Davidson-Ascent

"The statue named Ascent has hung in the conference room in our company. It has been a powerful reminder to our officers that their jobs are to assist others in their endeavors. It is interesting to watch them as they walk by the figure and usually touch the figures as the pass by. The statue is now attached to a wall outside our home and we can rarely walk by without touching it."

Carol Ann Caesar-Synergy

"The statue is uplifting on a daily basis as I view it coming up and down the stairs. I'm reminded of the connectedness between all beings and the strength we receive and give through connectedness. Several people have seen religious meaning- both Jewish and Christian. When people walk in the front door, it's the first thing they see. Almost everyone notices the statue and all who do comment positively in their own and unique way. We are all grateful to have Synergy as a central focal point which sets the feeling for all who visit and for us who live here."

Lioness Legacy Walkway- New Seasons

"Back in about 2002, Eagan started developing its new Central Park and Community Center. Being a member of the Eagan Lioness Club, I initiated an idea to have an engraved brick garden walkway between the Community Center and open green space. We sold bricks to citizens and businesses with the proceeds going back into the park. The Park Planner came up with a spiral walkway for the bricks and we needed something as a central focal point. While visiting Wichita, Kansas I saw your statues at their Botanical Garden. From the first time I saw New Seasons I knew this was what we needed in our Lioness Legacy Walkway and I can't imagine now having anything else in this place. The statue of children in this setting is perfect.

New Seasons was on the front page of our local paper and part of a collage on the cover of our Eagan telephone directory. It has been featured in many publications in Eagan. It is also the background for many wedding parties held at the Community Center and is used as a background on our cable TV station for its billboard of Eagan events. People are always taking pictures of the statue. It has been a wonderful amenity to our Central Park in Eagan and people are just in awe of its beauty and detail. We are very proud of our statue here in Eagan."

Margo Danner
President Eagan Lioness Club

Alton L. Biggs-Frog Serenade

In October 2006 my wife and I had just finished moving into a new home when it was time to go to Albuquerque for the National Association of Biology Teacher's Convention. Once there we took a field trip to visit Santa Fe for a day. We'd visited Canyon Road on previous trips to New Mexico and enjoyed walking through all of the art galleries.

Only a month before our trip we'd seen a sonogram of our new grandson - whom I'd already begun calling "Tadpole" (Remember, I'm a biologist!). When we saw Gary Price's statue, Frog Serenade, at Meyer Gallery there on Canyon Road, it brought a flood of emotion to both my wife and me. We wanted to place it in our new landscape. We'd already planned a waterfall and koi pond, with water then flowing down a small stream into another round pond set in the middle of our patio. We were considering putting a formal fountain there, but the tadpoles and frogs in the pan being held by the little boy were too much to resist. Frog Serenade had a home with us!

Our grandson, Nicholas, was born on 23 January 2007. Every time he visits, we sit outside and watch the water falling from the waterfall into our koi pond and from Frog Serenade. I'm certain that as soon as Nicholas is old enough to walk, he'll want to hunt for tadpoles and frogs in a nearby creek with his Grandpa. He's already telling me, or at least that's what I think he's saying.