A self-taught sculptor, Nakusp-based Wayne Fagan was inspired at an early age by his love of food and cooking, and began a 45-year career as a chef. His interest in sculpting began by using tallow to create sculptures for buffet tables. He learned the art of stone carving through workshops in New Zealand and Vietnam, his goal to create a story and bring movement and flow to a static medium.
School Daze, carved from Italian marble, emerges from nature, contemplating what she will become as though in a daydream. How will the life influences of her creator change her?