Hiram

Description

This hard-working Gnome is a Mason, and brick by brick, he is building a wall that pays tribute to each state in America. Circling the wall in the order of their statehood dates, the states’ official abbreviations are etched into the bricks. Hiram is surrounded by the working tools of a mason – trowel, compass, square, plumb line and mallet, and two American pennies. His trowel depicts the Masonic emblem and he proudly wears his York Rite lapel pin. My model was Turk Morrisette from the Greensboro, North Carolina York Rite Bodies. Proceeds from the sale of Hiram will go to the various North Carolina York Rite charities in the Council, Chapter and Commandry. My statue is meant to honor the Masonic fraternities of every state. Using their hands, minds and hearts, Masons work tirelessly to build a better, stronger America, brick by brick.

— Thomas Clark