California Sculptor, Jon Krawczyk Creates 9/11 Cross for NYC

THE MALIBU TIMES
By Paul Sisolak

Malibu sculptor Jon Krawczyk made this cross using
metal pieces found in the rubble of the Twin Towers from 9/11.

CALIFORNIA - Jon Krawczyk is a man on a mission to commemorate the victims of 9/11. The Malibu sculptor departed Malibu Wednesday morning, driving an open flatbed truck, carrying a 14-foot steel cross that will make its way to a New York City cathedral this week. Krawczyk's journey is taking him to several points across the country, with Ground Zero the destination, where his creation, which the artist welded from fragments obtained from the World Trade Center rubble, will hang outside St. Peter's Church. Just months short of the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks, Krawczyk's cross will replace the crucifix-shaped, steel I-beam girders that emerged from the Twin Towers debris, and which have stood outside the church for the past five years. The Krawczyk memorial will substitute the St. Peter's fixture when the original is moved to the future National 9/11 Memorial and Museum. [link]