The More and more recognition that the Muir talent occurs makes Kelly and I feel special because we recognized a unique talent and inspiration when we first laid eyes on his work. As we looked at the bronzes for the first time earlier in his career (and our collecting), it was like receiving a messenger delivering valued truths. Some seekers still recognize truth and when it is found as in James’ work, it can stop us on our hurried path. Here in cast bronze wrought by human hands that somehow makes us recall things not quite lost; memories of a time when the difference between good and evil was clearly know, ancient truths discovered and new hopes codified in the documents of a new and free nation, herculean acts and unselfish sacrifices on the battlefields of war and of everyday life, beauty not perverted and love that endures. We appreciate the new lanterns that James places on the path…Paul and Kelly Ruske