Description:

This sculpture shows metamorphosis of a Monarch Butterfly from egg to larva to pupa to adult. The life cycle begins in helpless vulnerability but matures through 5 increasingly larger stages of insatiable appetite, only to enter a mysterious period of quiet waiting. Though appearing dormant and even lifeless, the end result is a miraculous transformation into a beautiful, elegant adult butterfly. It is hard not to be inspired by this fragile little creature's life cycle and redemptive waiting, even as we too must wait patiently to emerge from our own dormancy and quarantine to the promise of a new beginning. Sponsored by Pioneer Press

Team Bio:

Jim Zupfer teaches Life Science at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan. He has carved ice in the St. Paul Winter Carnival since he was in high school... which was a long time ago. His favorite sculptures are the ones he created of his wife with each of his 3 children in the years they were born, and the one he made to propose to his wife. Nate Stromberg teaches Art at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis. In addition to sculpting in the Winter Carnival for the last 5 years, Nate is an award-winning artist whose work has been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions locally and around the country. You can view his paintings and collages at www.nathanstromberg.com