Some became valuable icons but they weren't that at the time we found them. They became that because of their context. It's a bit like a symphony. As it all comes together, then it can become profound. It would have been a lot more bruised up.
Every project needs a yard dog.
My temperament is such that whatever I start on will be my life's work. I never back away from what I start. The statue base for St. Joseph. It's next to a hickory nut tree. It has taken a phenomenal amount of work to bring the Festival-Institute to the place it is today.