Jean Pagliuso and Toni Ross: Sources of Inspiration

Structures have enormous power. The ancient Egyptians, who built burial pyramids for their kings believed the iconic shape of a mound of earth was the symbol of all life. The Burmese, whose bell-shaped Zedi monuments said to date from the 16th Century, constructed conical pagodas as places of meditation to houses their Buddhist relics as well as the ashes of their monks. Structures--both sculptured object and architectural edifice -- give us shelter, often outlast our lives, house our dead and c...