{"id":199040,"date":"2025-10-09T02:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T02:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/199040\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T02:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T02:28:08","slug":"its-like-a-phoenix-rising-from-the-ashes-raven-sculpture-survives-wildfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/199040\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s like a Phoenix rising from the ashes\u2019: Raven sculpture survives wildfire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bloxom, an artist herself, explained she had a pet raven that came by frequently, and her friend Rob J\u00fcng, another talented artist, thought the sculpture would make an appropriate gift. She received the gift in 2020 and five years later, it has a new purpose.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s kind of like a Phoenix rising from the ashes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Bloxom returned the sculpture to her friend and he offered to clean it up and restore it to its original glory. But Bloxom has instead insisted some of the burn marks remain.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s almost more valuable to me now\u201d<\/p>\n

Going forward Bloxom said there is still a lot of uncertainty amongst the residents at Denare Beach and nobody knows when they\u2019re getting their home<\/a>. One thing for certain though is when Bloxom\u2019s home is re-built, the raven sculpture will have a place inside.<\/p>\n

Rob J\u00fcng is the sculpture\u2019s creator and in a social media post explained the sculpture was more than art\u2014it was a piece of a family\u2019s home, a symbol of memories and love. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the Wolf Fire swept through Denare Beach, it seemed all was lost. But against all odds, volunteers racing against time found this lone survivor in the ashes \u2014 the only thing left. Imagine the weight of that moment: a symbol of hope, pulled from devastation.\u201d<\/p>\n

J\u00fcng told paNOW seeing the raven pulled from the ashes, after everything else was destroyed, felt almost like a symbol of hope surviving the fire. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat sculpture has always had meaning for me, and seeing it endure something so devastating really hit me. Moments like that remind me why I create. Sometimes art outlasts the chaos around it.\u201d<\/p>\n

J\u00fcng explained he has carefully restored the raven, cleaned off the ash and melted plastic, straightened the arrow a little, and neutralized the rust. He then applied a clear coat, which deepened the dark, heated tones of the rebar. <\/p>\n

\u201cI left some of the burn marks visible. They\u2019re part of her story now,\u201d he said, adding the raven will hang in at the im-PERFECT-ions Gallery in Hudson Bay, until the Bloxom family\u2019s new home is ready for her. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Raven was one of my early large sculptures, and it\u2019s always been special to me. But surviving the Wolf Fire and being the only piece recovered from that home gave it a whole new level of meaning. It\u2019s more than a sculpture now; it\u2019s a symbol of endurance, memory, and resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014<\/p>\n

nigel.maxwell@pattisonmedia.com<\/p>\n

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