Trail of Forgiveness donated to City of Loveland

Update 9/22/2023: The City of Loveland has accepted the Guild's proposed donation from the Council of Catholic Women and a site has been selected. 'Trail of Forgiveness' by Denny Haskew will be placed in Spring 2024. 

The site is at the city's Police & Courts Building at 810 E. 10th Street. The Visual Arts Commission has expressed their gratitude for this generous donation to Loveland’s public art collection. The sculpture is meant to be open to interpretation by the viewer with the hope that it will convey a loving and spiritual message meaningful to all.

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"Grandmother’s sunrise prayer, as solid of a soul as can be found. 
​See your road better now closed eyes and all. 
Know that all your enemies were really only teachers for you. 
We walk together now on this path called Forgiveness. 
We each have a trail of forgiveness to follow and this sculpture reminds me of mine." -DH

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1/4/2017: The Council of Catholic Women in Denver have selected, "Trail of Forgiveness" by Denny Haskew to contribute on their behalf in a community to be determined. The organization’s mission is to support, empower, and educate all women around the globe. 

The monumental sculpture (over 10ft tall) depicts a woman in prayer, the woman is a portrait of the artist's Potawatomi grandmother. "My grandmother's path was one like many others, full of life, love and sorrows. In learning my path I have asked what it is I need to learn and the answer was very clear. Forgiveness." -DH

The cast bronze figure is mounted to a sandstone monolith that has a unique L-shape created from the removal of slabs by the quarry. This L feature in the stone provides a sense of protection for the woman, placing her in a sheltered space while she connects with Creator.

Trail of Forgiveness was originally commissioned by the Barona Band of Mission Indians, Lakeside, CA in 1997. Our design team won an AIA award for the site-design that included 5 monumental sculptures. The maquette was previously created by Denny in honor of his grandmother, “Trail of Prayers” won the first-place prize at the Casa Grande O’Dhamtash Show.

Trail of Forgiveness in the artist's studio yard awaiting her site.

​Each casting in the limited edition is patinaed by Denny using a special technique he developed to match the bronze to its unique stone, providing a sense of the figure emerging from this natural element.