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Gregory Mendez and Neil Wiffill worked together to create the piece. The piece took almost one year to complete. They worked 14-hour days during the last four months before finalizing the piece, in order to make the dedication date. They created seven models before deciding on the final version. The artists debated how to depict Mary, either as a modern-day woman or in more traditional clothing. They also discussed extensively on how her body would be positions. In the end piece, the artists aimed to depict a "alive and real" person through the sculpture. She is described as "shapely and modern in appearance," by the artists.The platform, that the sculpture is affixed to, was created by Elton Bishop. It is described as a "modern-day grotto". The three long-stemmed roses, which lie at the sculptures feet, are meant to suggest that visitors can place flowers of their own in Mary's honor. They are also a tribute to the mothers of the artists. The sculpture is the largest collaboration that the two sculptors have created together, to date.
Mary grotto rose