A young mother's arms may hold just one, but her heart is large enough for both of her twins.

Bronze*
Size: 16.75 x 8 x 4.75 in.
Edition of 25

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The Art-nouveau inspired high-relief bronze panels contain the allegorical figures of Dawn and Dusk, cyclically welcoming each other as time passes in earthly rhythm. 

Bronze (Diptych)
37 X 22 X 2.5"

A touching moment captured between mother and her barely balanced baby.

Bronze
Size: 8.5 x 8.25 x 6 in.
Edition of 25

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A portrait of a curious toddler taking in the world through innocent eyes reminds viewers of younger days. Her soft demeanor is an outward reflection of her purity of heart.

Bronze
11 x 9.5 x 7"

AWARDS

“Beverly Hoyt Robertson Memorial Award,” National Sculpture Society’s 81st Annual Awards Exhibition, 2014

“Exceptional Merit”  Portrait Society of America International Competition & Exhibition, Atlanta, Ga., 2013

“Finalist in Sculpture”  Art Renewal Center International Salon Competition, 2013
 

A portrait of a young boy exhibits his tenderness and sweet disposition. The young soul’s eyes gaze dreamily as if lost in thought.

Bronze
10.75 x 8.5 x 6"

Mealtime is interrupted by a playful game between siblings.

Bronze
Size: 10 x 7 x 5.25 in.
Edition of 25

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Truth Beloved exemplifies feminine strength of heart, mind, and soul. Cloaked in justice, she perseveres and maintains her delight in life. Her hands gently clasp her shoulder with quiet confidence in the truth she wears.

Bronze
15.5 x 17.75 x 13”

AWARDS

"First Honor Award (4th Place)" Portrait Society of America International Exhibition, Washington D.C., 2010

"Finalist in Sculpture" Art Renewal Center 2009/2010 Salon

"Gold Medal of Honor" Allied Artists of America, Inc. - 97th, Annual Exhibition, NYC

A two-year-old boy is caught in the arms of his loving sister’s embrace.

Bronze
Size: 11 x 4.25 x 4.25 in.
Edition of 25

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Jacob I, II, & III depict the process of faith, from self-reliance to surrender to God’s presence. Jacob’s struggle is a contemporary version of the struggle within. It is the story of allowing God’s grace to dispel the darkness inside one's own heart. Jacob went from calling on his father’s God, to calling God his own in one night’s wrestle with an angel. After being visited, Jacob limped away with a new name, Israel, which means, “he who struggled with God and has overcome”; yet, I doubt Jacob ever once grappled with God again. Jacob’s right hand is still clenched in a fist, refusing complete surrender.

Jacob’s Struggle is presented in three ½ life-size sculptures that progress from right to left (as Hebrew is read). Jacob is found in a snapshot of movement depicted in three separate sculptures. The first two poses are similar in nature leading us to the last pose, which is an unforeseen motion towards hope. The three are linked by the Hebrew words carved in the right hand corner of each base from Genesis 32:25: “Jacob was left alone and he wrestled with a man.” Jacob appears small and isolated in relation to the bases, and their size is meant to communicate the presence of God. In order to allow the viewer to feel and relate to Jacob, every sculpture is presented at eye level starting at four feet. Each Jacob is mounted on a separate stand to convey the importance of every act and feeling. No emotion is more important than another, for together they bring Jacob to a place near God.

Plaster (Bronze available)

Jacob I
8 x 19 x 25.75” 

Jacob II
10.5 x 25.5 x 25” 

Jacob III
22 x 22.5 x 27.5” 

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The Woman from Samaria depicts a passage from the gospel of John (4:1-15) telling the story of the woman at the well. A piece of her biography is inscribed in ancient Greek on the raised panel behind the lone figure. The woman balances a clay pot on her shoulder as she walks. She wears clothes to reveal her womanly figure that hint at her worldly reputation, leaving her disenfranchised from society. Through her story, she embodies the prejudices found in race, gender, and morality that run throughout generations. Water plays a vital role in her life physically and spiritually. Its symbolic meaning is referenced to by the empty jug she carries to retrieve water from the well.

On either side of the woman hang waterfall panels. The water flows down the side panels and over the Greek letters that complete the full story from left to right. The physical presence of water reminds the viewer of the essential need of renewal for the body and the soul. Together the three panels draw the viewer in, allowing them to experience the story of the Woman at the Well first hand.

Bronze
84 x 90 x 11”
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Sacred Place presents a young woman in relationship with her inner self. This special bond is depicted by the touch of her gentle hands upon her tender face. Her inner soul is reflected in this private moment as she embraces her new found knowledge that she is beautiful, cherished, and sanctified.

Plaster
22 x 17 x 17.5”

Becoming Grace introduces a young girl entering womanhood. Her countenance is full of wonder and innocence, revealing her childlike expectations of a world yet to be discovered. With an upward gaze and parting lips, she waits for dreams to come true.

Bronze
​14 x 12.5 x 10.5”

A toddler shows off the newly developed skill of balance.

Bronze
Size: 9.25 x 2.5 x 2.75 in.
Edition of 25

Leaded Blue Crystal
8.25 x 2.5 x 2.75

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A little boy yearns to be plucked off the ground.

Bronze
Size: 7.5 x 3.5 x 2 in.
Edition of 25
 

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An expectant mother awaits the day.

Plaster
Size: 17.5 x 5 x 4.5 in.
Edition of 25

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A young boy plays with his favorite toy, absorbed by the thought of trains chugging along the tracks.

Bronze
Size: 4 x 6 x 6 in.
Edition of 25

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Give any room charm with this partial plaster casting from the 'Early Years' series. Each casting has a hand-applied patina and is mounted in a satin mahogany shadowbox.

Plaster
8x10 in.

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In this triptych the faces of a 4-week old infant are few, but extremely expressive.

Bronze
11.75 x 5 x 5"

AWARDS

Honorable Mention, Portrait Society of America, Member’s Only Competition, 2011

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Reminded of the life lessons learned in playing with siblings and the give and take required, in "A Few of My Favorite Things" Mardie examines the complex nature of these fundamental relationships. 

Bronze
walnut base
11 x 5 x 25"

Read about the creation of this work on the Blog

Mardie has been working on a series of quick studies in terracotta clay like the old masters. The beauty about firing clay works is they go directly from the sculpture stand and into the kiln without the labor intensive process of moldmaking and casting found in a finished plaster or bronze work of art. 

Some of my earliest memories are of time spent joining bits of fabric on my ancestors’ old foot powered Singer sewing machine. Years later when my own daughter reached 4 years and lost a button on her dress, my grandmother gracefully threaded a needle and taught her the craft that has been in my family for generations. In the teaching of a craft, bonds between generations are born as we learn together and share in storytelling.

11.25 x 9.5 x 5.5"
Plaster with patina (shown here)

14.5 x 10 x 6.25
Bronze & Cast Glass Lanterns

The eldest of two sisters lights her Japanese lantern at twilight while the younger adoringly awaits her turn. The qualities of color, light, and relationship found in this sculpture were inspired by the short story, The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket by Yasunari Kawabata and the famous painting by John Singer Sargent, Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose.

“Oh, it's not a Grasshopper, it's a Bell Cricket!" The girl's eyes shone as she looked at the small brown insect" - Kawabata

The girls are two real life sisters, Charlotte and Vivian who spend all summer climbing trees and playing fairy in Little Compton, Rhode Island because that's what you do when you've grown up reading Narnia, Harry Potter, and the Lord of the Rings.

19 x 17 x 8”
Bronze & Crystal

A child is born into a Mother’s arms as a gift from God. A child held close to her heart in life and death. The Old Norman French word, Coeur, heart, illuminates us to the courage it takes to deeply love with the possibility of loss or heartbreak.

27 x 13 x 12”
Bronze and Blown Glass Balloons with steel strings

Bronze
15 x 8 x 12
Edition of 25

The Navajo Code Talker quickly relays code in his native language on forward operations before his radio signal is picked up by the Japanese. The TBY Radio is strapped to his back in a canvas pack with a handheld mic for easy reach. Outfitted with P-41 Herringbone Green Twill Dungarees, standard issue Boondocker field shoes and leggings, he secures his M-1 Carbine to do what it takes to fight in the jungles of the Pacific. This work embodies the American Navajo who fought with conviction, cooperation, and commitment to succeed in their mission. Their bravery - never to be forgotten.

Together with two other U.S. Marines (a Browning Automatic Rifleman and War Dog Handler with War Dog) This Navajo Code Talker was created to memorialize the WWII U.S. Marine Raiders in a piece titled Soul of the Forward and Faithful that is part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, commissioned by the WWII U.S. Marine Raider Foundation.

WWII Gear represented: M-1 Helmet, P-41 HBT Dungarees (3-pocket Herringbone Green Twill), Std issue Boondocker field shoes with P1936 field leggings, M-1 Carbine with Ammo pouch, M-1936 Web pistol belt with M-1911 Colt .45 pistol & holster, M-1942 Canteen, Std issue First aid pouch, Ka-Bar Knife, TBY Radio.

20 x 14.25 x 13”
Bronze & Cast Crystal Shell, Onyx base

“To the Muses”
by William Blake

Whether on Ida's shady brow,

         Or in the chambers of the East,

The chambers of the sun, that now

         From ancient melody have ceas'd;

Whether in Heav'n ye wander fair,

         Or the green corners of the earth,

Or the blue regions of the air,

         Where the melodious winds have birth;

Whether on crystal rocks ye rove,

         Beneath the bosom of the sea

Wand'ring in many a coral grove,

         Fair Nine, forsaking Poetry!

How have you left the ancient love

         That bards of old enjoy'd in you!

The languid strings do scarcely move!

         The sound is forc'd, the notes are few!

War Dog Handler & German Shepherd,
WWII U.S. Marine Raider

Bronze
20.5 x 11 x 22" (base 14 x 11)

16 x 17 x 5.5
Bronze & Cast Red Glass Blanket

"Mourning Ride” is a poignant elegy to a fading legacy. A Native American woman, draped in a Navajo chief’s blanket* sits astride an old horse. The horse strides forward, its muscles taut with quiet strength, yet its head bows slightly, as if sharing her burden. Her gaze, downcast, carries the weight of loss—a silent tribute to the American Indians and the erosion of their way of life, forever captured in this fusion of bronze and glass.

*Adolescent/Woman’s wearing blanket c.1880
variation of a classic Second Phase pattern

Mariposa
Bronze
Bronze & Cast Glass Yellow Gingko Leaves

“Beauty especially occurs in the meeting of time with the timeless; the passing moment framed by what has happened and what is about to occur, the scattering of the first spring apple blossom, the turning, spiraling flight of a curled leaf in the falling light...a future that is always beckoning, always just beyond us. Beauty is the harvest of the presence.”

David Whyte - poet