Throughout the past year I’ve been working on this steel Lotus Flower sculpture. It has been the most challenging and time consuming sculpture I’ve worked on to date. Its 4ft in diameter and will have programmed LED lighting inside. Inspired by the millions of lotus blossoms found across Thailand. They adorn temples, markets, and homes everywhere. Symbolic of spiritual awakening, the flower itself emerges from the mud, constantly growing upwards towards the light and warmth, representative of the act of spiritual growth and reaching enlightenment. I plan to share the final version after the LED has been installed and programmed.