Nathan Sharp Studios - "Cost of Freedom"

"Many fathers wear a suit and tie to work. Many fathers have staff meetings and consultations. Many fathers play catch with their sons and attend their daughters' piano recitals. Then there are those few fathers who feel a higher calling tugging on their soul. Those few noble individuals who understand that our freedom has been bought and paid for through the sacrifices of others. Americans have paid the ultimate price in every generation and on far distant shores as well as on domestic soil. Those heroes fell so that we may stand free today. Is it any less heroic the sacrifice made by those left behind? There are even greater heroes walking among us, heroes that have willingly supported those few fathers in their sacrifice and have, thus, put their futures in jeopardy. The price of freedom isn't only measured in the blood of heroes spilt but also in the wives left without husbands and the children left fatherless. Both of my grandfathers fought in World War II and my brother fought in the Air Force. Patriotism runs strong in my family and I honor the heroes who gave all in the cause of freedom. I also honor the sacrifices of the families left behind who fight their own fight everyday in the same cause, a fight to live free. These pieces are dear to my heart and I hope that they invoke as much, if not more, emotion as I felt in creating them."

-Nathan Sharp-