The Umbrella

One instrumental part of the process of getting the grant and creating the sculpture was the umbrella organization HOPE Community, Inc. Carmen Vazquez agreed to help us by arranging for HOPE to be the umbrella and providing the necessary paperwork to complete the application.

There was only one problem: When Carmen presented the proposal to HOPE's board... they did not want to have a naked woman right in the middle of their beloved garden.

Since we were still trying to integrate Lina's style into the design, we agreed to change it.