Craig Saddlemire and his 19-month-old son, Fyfe, look Thursday at Lewiston’s latest art piece in Kennedy Park. The sculpture by Hugh Lassen was revealed during a public ceremony Thursday morning. Lassen started sculpting “Arboreal Figure” one year ago after bringing a 19,000-pound piece of granite from a quarry in Saint Nazaire, Quebec, to his studio in Cherryfield. The sculpture is the final art installation of the Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant award. After residents’ input, Lassen created the abstract piece that combines nature and a human figure reaching into the sky. Lassen also created “Bud Form,” a sculpture in Auburn’s Longley Park next to the Androscoggin River. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Hugh Lassen reveals Lewiston’s latest artwork Thursday in Kennedy Park. Lassen started sculpting “Arboreal Figure”  one year ago after bringing a 19,000-pound piece of granite from a quarry in Saint Nazaire, Quebec, to his studio in Cherryfield. The sculpture is the final art installation of the Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant award. After residents’ input, Lassen created the abstract piece that combines nature and a human figure reaching into the sky. Next to Lassen is Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline and Lewiston Assistant Director of Economic Development Misty Parker. Lassen also created “Bud Form,” a sculpture in Auburn’s Longley Park next to the Androscoggin River. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal