"The Triumph Over Calvary"
(42"H x 10"W x 10"L)

Artist Statement:
I was motivated to do this because I wanted to portray the "Jesus Being Crucified " differently than it had been done before.  It seemed as though all such representations depict Jesus as defeated, beaten down and conquered.  In this work I try and show Jesus as having fulfilled his purpose, to have triumphed in what he had set out to do and to be returning to heaven victorious.

At the time I was finishing this piece, a six year old girl (Kayla Rolland) was shot dead in her first grade class by a fellow student.  This stuck me in an especially poignant way and I decided to incorporate her into this piece in memory of her and others whose lives have been tragically cut short.  She can be seen  at the right foot of Christ.  - R. Troy Thorpe