The world-famous designer and sculptor said he continues to find new inspiration and optimism, in spite of health challenges and move away from his longtime home
This summer, a damaged Madonna sculpture with a tragic backstory found a new home in a garden that James Hubbell is designing at his world-famous and other-worldly home and art compound in Santa Ysabel.
Then, while working this summer on plans for a new donor appreciation garden he’s creating on the property, Hubbell pulled the broken Madonna out of storage and turned her into the garden’s centerpiece — a statuesque flower vase, with fresh flowers springing from her neck as if to suggest nature is overtaking her spiritual body.
“I often tell students not to worry about what you’ve lost. Just use what you’ve got,” Hubbell said in an email. “The ‘Headless Madonna’ reminds us that disasters can also release potential. Like the Madonna, I don’t have the use of my hands, but I’m using what I have and being open to change. Change is scary, but it can be a good thing. Even in the darkest of times, seeds of hope are planted.
In 1982, the Hubbells created the Ilan-Lael Foundation to sponsor cross-border arts events and education in San Diego and Tijuana. One of the foundation’s biggest projects over the past 28 years is the Pacific Rim Parks, where Hubbell worked with teams of international artists and students to design and build peace and friendship parks in seven Pacific Rim nations.
Hubbell’s new “Cosmos” watercolors remind Marianne Gerdes, executive director of the Ilan-Lael Foundation since 2006, of the deep space images recently transmitted from the James Webb Space Telescope. She said he painted all of these abstract pieces — priced from $500 to $700 each — since he moved to Chula Vista.“His new surroundings, though dramatically different, haven’t dimmed his passion for making art and exploring new ideas,” Gerdes said.
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