Location #8
Cassie Doyon
Bradford, MA
Persist represents the striving to reach beyond one’s abilities and succeed. This sculpture is a metaphor for my growth as an artist over the years and the obstacles I had to overcome in the journey. I grew up in a blue-collar town of Italian immigrants. Although my family highly valued education, they believed an art career was impractical, though I had showed a creative aptitude at a young age. It was hard to go against the wishes of loved ones that only wanted the best for me, and to have courage, as a woman of Italian descent, to find my own way in the world. Nevertheless, I persisted.