"Promise to Flower"

Made of steel by Ric Leichliter of Sugar Grove, Ohio, "Promise to Flower" is 20" x 4' x 18' and sits next to the Kaubisch Memorial Public Library at the corner of Perry and Fremont Streets permanently.

Promise to Flower was part of the 2018/2019 Midwest Sculpture Initiative exhibit in Fostoria. The Fostoria Area Visitors Bureau received a personal donation from Greg and Lesa Mullins and a grant from The Gregory Mullins Advised Fund of The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida to purchase the sculpture as a memorial to Greg's father, Mark Mullins. Mark was very active in the Fostoria community from 1967 through 1984, serving on various boards and was heavily involved in civic and charitable leadership roles before moving to Florida.

ARTIST STATEMENT: "The teeter-totter of shifting polarities led me to a lifetime of spontaneous combustion. A natural connection to super heated metal, hammers and carving mallets seems a foregone conclusion. I have immersed myself in that grand cathedral we call the wild places. It is from there that I draw all inspiration whether it is studying the perfect symmetry of a leaf or the abstract forms created by the everchanging light and shadows."