A Hero’s Journey

“A Hero’s Journey” represents the magic of learning, the excitement of exploration and the adventure of reading. This boy is in the middle of acting out an imaginary adventure while holding onto and standing atop books. He has a wooden sword in his hand, a paper hat on his head, a cape around his shoulders and a book in his hand.

$40,000.00 • Bronze • 7′ x 2.5′ x 4′

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Meet the Artist

The Nationally Recognized Sculptor, Daniel Borup, grew up in the small town of Meridian, Idaho, where he learned to love art from his older siblings and encouraging parents. Daniel’s passion for art only grew when he went to college. This is where Daniel was introduced to figure sculpting. He instantly fell in love with sculpting and hasn’t put down his sculpting tools since. Years of work and development has awarded Daniel with honors and awards as well as the honor of creating public art sculptures for various locations throughout the country. Daniel makes it a point to portray positive and inspiring messages with the goal to enrich the world with art that is beautiful and uplifting to the human spirit. Much of the work Daniel creates is inspired by the relationships he has with his family and students.