Tara the Beacon, 7.5”H
The badger is a powerful digger and fighter. Tara finds miners; she is hope and light in the dark. This sculpture commemorates the rescue of the Chilean miners on October 13, 2010. She is the element Metal.

Her name Tara comes from the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland, which was the royal seat of the High Kings of Ireland for millennia, and is associated with Irish mythology. 

Tara carries ropes made of waxed cord, a hand crocheted equipment bag, and a lantern made of a glass bead. The sculpture is furnished with amethyst and quartz.