A permanent sculpture in the lobby: our lovely tigress greets every guest!

“My lifelong love for animals and the connection I feel with them inspires me to sculpt. The depth of love given to and received from dogs since I was a little girl is immeasurable. My current pack, Gabrielle and Tinkerbelle, make me walk, play and laugh every day.”
-Mary Engel

Many of the endangered animals depicted in recent sculptures have been covered with ammo to reveal the animal’s beauty and grace as well as draw attention to the atrocities perpetrated against them for their horns, tusks, heads and internal organs.
The sculptures are created using wire, mesh, plaster, epoxy and objects. Each piece is built from the paws or hooves up, is hollow and unique. Engel's aspiration is to create whimsical, animated creatures using gesture and ‘movement’ to capture a presence she feels animals possess.

Engel’s goal is to speak to the danger animals are in, as well to honor and celebrate their beauty and presence.