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THE ICONS OF THE REEF COLLECTION
THE ICONS OF THE REEF COLLECTION
Bronze Sculptures
The Icons of the Reef Collection will be a group of bronze statues by internationally known sculptor Simon Morris, F.R.C.G.S. “Icons of the Reef” have earned this honor in recognition of their leadership roles in the field of oceanic science, exploration, education, entertainment, research, discovery, and industry. In the future, other individuals or causes will be added.
Dr. Sylvia Earle
Dr. Sylvia Earle, affectionately nicknamed "Her Deepness," is a legendary figure in the world of oceanography. Born in 1935, she has dedicated her life to exploring, researching, and protecting the vast, mysterious realm beneath the waves. Her accomplishments are as dazzling as the bioluminescent creatures she studies, and her passion for the ocean is as boundless as its depths. Dr. Earle's life is a testament to the boundless potential of human curiosity and courage. She has not only explored the ocean's depths but also its immense value and vulnerability.
The base accommodates 12 individual placement locations.
Price: $20,000 each.
Neal Watson
Neal Watson is an extraordinary figure in the world of scuba diving, renowned for his unparalleled skills and achievements. Watson said he was born with an insatiable curiosity for the mysteries beneath the ocean's surface. He has dedicated his life to exploring and pushing the limits of human capabilities in the underwater realm. Renowned for his courage and fearlessness, Watson has embarked on a series of groundbreaking deep-sea expeditions that catapulted him into the realm of diving legends. Setting records and achieving feats previously unimaginable, he has continually defied expectations and broken barriers
The base accommodates 12 individual placement locations.
Price: $20,000 each.
Zale Parry
Born May 11, 1933, Zale Parry is an American diver, marine biologist, and pioneer in the field of scuba diving. Parry began her diving career in the 1950s, becoming one of the first female scuba instructors, and has played a significant role in promoting the sport of scuba diving. In 1953 she became a tester of underwater equipment for Scientific Underwater Research Enterprises. Later, she and her partner designed, built, and marketed the first civilian hyperbaric chamber for divers. She was also a competitive freediver and participated in various underwater film productions, working as an underwater stuntwoman and actress.
The base accommodates 12 individual placement locations.
Price: $20,000 each.
Ernest Hemingway
(21 July 1899 - 2 July 1961 Author, Big Game Fisherman )
Ernest Hemingway is recognized and respected as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. His creation of the “Iceberg Theory" of writing was a key development in creating modern American prose. Reflecting Hemingway's tumultuous life, his novels explored tales of intense suffering (inspired by his real-life experiences in war-stricken Europe) and stories based on his love of nature, fishing, and hunting. When he wasn't writing, Hemingway spent much of his time deep-sea fishing in Florida, the Bahamas, and Cuba, finding solace in the breathtaking majesty of the open waters. In Cuba, he wrote the draft of The Old Man and the Sea in 1949, saying that it was “The best I can write ever for all of my life."
The bronze sculpture honoring Hemmingway will depict Santiago – the central figure in the Old Man and the Sea – after his epic battle with the marlin and the sharks.
The base accommodates 12 individual placement locations.
Bill & Bob Meistrell
These identical twins, born July 31, 1928, Bob (D. June 16, 2013) and Bill (D. July 26, 2006), were avid water sports enthusiasts, and the visionaries behind the development and marketing of the first commercially made neoprene wetsuits. This partnership evolved into Body Glove, one of the world’s most recognized brands in the Scuba Diving, Surfing, and other watersports industries. In addition to their work at Body Glove, the brothers were accomplished SCUBA instructors to the stars of the film industry, inventors, and successful treasure salvors, retrieving millions in gold coins from the shipwreck ‘Brother Jonathan’ off the Northern California Coast. The brothers are two of only three Watermen named to both the Surfing and International Diving Halls of Fame.
The base accommodates 12 individual placement locations.
Honoring our Veterans
Many of our veterans return from active foreign duty with wounds suffered in combat. There are several well respected organizations that teach these veterans to SCUBA dive to overcome the associated physical and psychological consequences.
Simon Morris will create a custom bronze sculpture symbolizing the freedom and mobility that diving and the ocean can provide our veterans. It will depict a wounded diver swimming up and away from a base representing a wheelchair that is disassembling and falling to the seabed like a waterfall, a powerful image showing that in the ocean, a diver overcomes all disabilities.
Price: $20,000 each.
Retail Price: $20,000 each.