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ABOUT

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A True One of Kind

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29.3ft

Tall

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Hellenistic

Grandeur

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White Carrara

Marble

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80

Tons

About

About Lady Kindess

   Lady Kindness was conceived six years ago, amidst strife and division in our country and in the world, and its execution spanned the years of the COVID pandemic, deepened our wounds. Time may not, but kindness will, heal all wounds! Kindness is boundless and powerful. Lady Kindness offers a rose, symbol of love, to each and every one, but especially to the neglected, the abandoned, the forgotten. 

   Lady Kindness is designed in Hellenistic grandeur, its floral detail fashioned in art-deco style. It is entirely built of white Carrara marble, weighing nearly 80 tons. It is robotically carved and hand polished. With its Corinthian pedestal, it stands tall at 29.3 feet. It is, to our knowledge, the largest ever robotically carved marble sculpture. To our knowledge, it is also the tallest freestanding marble sculpture in America. It is constructed to brave the Ohio weather and destined to dwell under the firmament. 

   Having communicated my vision to stone carver Dale Johnson of Sunbury, OH, he molded the model in clay, while portraitist Laura Bush sculpted the face. Subsequently,  the team from Garfagnana Innovazione scanned the model, sourced the marble and milled it. It was eventually erected at Cadobaz in November 2023.

   The technology of robotic stone carving is relatively new. It was featured in the December 2023 issue of Smithsonian magazine.  A breakthrough development, it may supplant manual carving in years to come.

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Our  Team

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The Visionnaire

Dr. Farid Naffah

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The Sculptors

Dale Johnson

Laura Bush

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The Fabricator

Garfagnana Innovazione

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David Harris

Architect

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Bill Kirila

Contractor 

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Barbara Steinbeck

Foundation Trustee &

Event Coordinator

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Katelyn Russo

Artistic Adviser

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Paul Sykes

Art Show Organizer

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Marty Cohen

Music Coordinator

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