Description

Cast by hand in the Wild Goose Studio, Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. This "Ancora Imparo" (translation: I Am Still Learning) wall plaque has an outer shell of pure bronze with an inner core of cast resin material for stability. Each Wild Goose piece is made entirely by hand, with no two being exactly alike.

Since ancient times, bronze has been a highly prized metal for the making of tools, jewelry and statues. It is an alloy of copper, which was first mined in Ireland over 4000 years ago. Left to weather, it will acquire a green patina; polished it will shine like gold.

Even in his 87th year, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo, creator of such masterpieces as the painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and the sculpture of David, is quoted as saying "Ancora Imparo" (I am still learning). Given the scope of his achievement in painting, sculpture, poetry and architecture, this humility is striking and strongly reminiscent of the musing of the Greek philosopher Socrates when he commented "The wise man knows he knows nothing..."

Approximately 10 inches wide, 5 inches high, and 5/8 inch thick at the point of greatest depth.