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The Grimm Sisters is a collection of mixed media sculptures representing twenty-eight female protagonists from the Grimm Fairy Tales. Each character has a different journey she must undertake before her transformation at the story’s conclusion. Always it is the clever, pious, industrious girl who gets rewarded by the story’s end Sacrifices must be made and fear overcome. The reward is usually a handsome prince upon a horse who sweeps the girl away to his castle where they live happily ever after. Each sculpture embodies the spirit of the character she represents.