Neither the engine cover nor the wheel rim can be removed easily from the wood portions of the sculpture just as our intellect is integral to us as humans. Each piece connected, integral to the whole. Metaphorically similar to human experience, intellect remains connected to the metaphorical root, the spirit, with the maple tree possibly representing the natural, possibly the spiritual. While sculpting and physically manipulating the piece, as the metal wheel rim is only loosely attached, this practical challenge mirrors human challenges. I am having to find physical ways of keeping the metal intellect pieces from damaging the spiritual aspects of the piece-metaphor subtly, beautifully embedded and available.