by Edward Fleming
Galisteo, New Mexico

After receiving an architectural degree from Tulane University, Edward Fleming began studying stone sculpture in 1993 at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington D.C. He became a fulltime stone sculptor in 2001 participating in group shows in New Mexico, California, Massachusetts, New York, South Carolina, Colorado and Arkansas.

In 2007 he won the Brookgreen Gardens, SC. People's Choice Award.

"1234" sculpture is a story of love and redemption. It's about a man and a woman who suddenly find themselves as neighbors after living in a small village for years without encountering one another. One day they bet on the distance between their respective windows and were amazed to find the distance to be 123 feet 4 inches.

So began a gradual collaborative process of writing a 123'-4" poem which was still underway when this sculpture was completed.