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The Goddess Pele | Public Sculptures by Jackie Braitman. Item composed of wood
The Goddess Pele | Public Sculptures by Jackie Braitman. Item composed of wood
The Goddess Pele | Public Sculptures by Jackie Braitman. Item composed of wood
The Goddess Pele | Public Sculptures by Jackie Braitman. Item composed of wood
The Goddess Pele | Public Sculptures by Jackie Braitman. Item composed of wood
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The Goddess Pele | Public Sculptures by Jackie Braitman. Item composed of wood

Created and Sold by Jackie Braitman

Jackie Braitman

The Goddess Pele - Public Sculptures

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Price $21,000

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Estimated Arrival: December 22, 2024
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Handmade

Woman Owned

Made In USA

DimensionsWeight
96H x 52W x 32D in
243.84H x 132.08W x 81.28D cm

Marine Mahogany

This sculpture is a depiction of The goddess Pele – the Hawaiian Volcano Goddess of Creation and Destruction. She’s part of the “I Can Soar” Series which celebrates the “bad-ass” goddess among us.

She’s larger-than-life at 8ft tall. The sculpture is both abstract and figurative. The rhythmic slats of marine mahogany reflect the rhythm of the movement as well as the musculature of the body.

Like much of my work, she’s an homage to the strength and resilience of women. The wood will age gracefully – just as do women. The wood will develop a rich gray patina. She’ll be stable in the landscape for decades.

Item The Goddess Pele
Created by Jackie Braitman
As seen in Creator's Studio, Takoma Park, MD
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Jackie Braitman
Meet the Creator
Wescover creator since 2022
I Sculpt Movement.

I sculpt motion. I uses graphic lines of wood and steel to explore the motion and energy of dancers. Often working larger-than-life, my works will animate your home or garden. My passion is motion -- not the material. And thus, I explore different materials, at different scales, and with different levels of abstraction to explore how to enhance a sense of rhythm and motion in a static sculpture.
I was born in Casper, Wyoming in 1952 but I’ve mostly lived in cities on both the east and west coasts. Equally adept in both right- and left-brain activities, I’ve followed passions in both spheres. As a younger adult and mid-level professional, I pursued more analytic careers such as software development and corporate management and relegated my artistic side to avocations. As I became more confident in myself, I found ways to integrate both the analytic and artistic into my later careers – first as the owner of a home design/remodeling firm and now as a full-time sculptor. My sculptural work is heavy in digital design and fabrication.