Simian marked the beginning of the Year of the Butterfly, the next step in the evolution of the Haven Meadows Studio. He is the rebirth of the sculpture Lazerus and represents the moment our primitive ancestors became self aware. The expression on his face symbolizes the realization of “I am.” The mushrooms growing from his forehead allude to the theory that our species exited the animal kingdom into the human kingdom due to our consuming hallucinogenic mushrooms in the wild.
