Warrior Spirit A SPECIAL COMMISSION FOR A TRAGIC EVENT Brief The 2018 Santa Fe High School Shooting The 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting was a tragic incident that unfolded on May 18, 2018, at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, United States. Ten [...]
Juan Seguin
Hazel Motes2021-01-30T19:30:47-06:00Juan Seguin THE PAUL REVERE OF TEXAS Be sure to watch the film below to learn how it was cast. Brief This 10-foot high equestrian monument was unveiled on October 28, 2000 in Seguin, Texas, providing a long-overdue tribute to an overlooked Texas hero, [...]
Texas A&M Bonfire Memorial
Hazel Motes2017-10-12T13:34:20-06:00Texas A&M Bonfire Memorial A TRIBUTE TO THE AGGIE SPIRIT Brief For over 90 years, the annual Bonfire at Texas A&M embodied many layers of meaning centric to the Aggie Spirit – teamwork, leadership, and an enduring sense of tradition. It was passionately [...]
Mount Carmel Fountian
Hazel Motes2017-08-10T08:58:49-06:00Mount Carmel Fountian THE FAMOUS MOUNTAIN OF THE BIBLE This is a fountain I was commissioned to make early in my career.
Guadalupe County Veterans Memorial
Hazel Motes2017-10-12T13:40:59-06:00Guadalupe County Veterans Memorial CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF AMERICA'S VETERANS Brief The Guadalupe County Veterans Memorial was built in 2006 and was Dedicated on September 23, 2006 The Guadalupe County Veterans Memorial is located at the northwest corner of the Guadalupe County Courthouse, at [...]
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Hazel Motes2017-08-10T09:09:40-06:00Our Lady of Guadalupe THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE Brief This life-sized depiction of Our Lady of Guadalupe is located at the Mexican American cultural center in San Antonio, but there are also versions of this piece placed at parishes in Austin and Dallas, Texas, and [...]
The Prophet Elijah
Hazel Motes2017-08-10T12:25:46-06:00The Prophet Elijah ELIJAH THE PROPHET - LIFE, HOPE & TRUTH Brief This 3/4 life-size bronze of the prophet Elijah was placed at the Basilica of the the Little Flower in San Antonio, Texas.
Saint Paul
Hazel Motes2017-10-12T13:42:56-06:00Saint Paul PAUL THE APOSTLE (AKA: SAUL OF TARSUS) Brief Arguably, Paul the Apostle (also known as Saul of Tarsus) is the most important figure in Christianity beyond Christ himself. It’s difficult to imagine the history of Christianity, or its contemporary version with the [...]
Saint Juan Diego
Hazel Motes2017-08-10T09:17:41-06:00Saint Juan Diego THE FIRST INDIGENOUS AMERICAN SAINT Brief St. Juan Diego (1474–1548) was the first indigenous American saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Saint Diego is said to have seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary on four separate occasions in December 1531 at [...]
Our Lady of Flowers
Hazel Motes2017-10-12T13:44:03-06:00Our Lady of Flowers A LIFE-SIZED BRONZE RELIEF This bronze is called “Our Lady of Flowers,” and is a life-size relief commissioned for the San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Texas where it was placed. RELATED WORK [...]