Artist's life forever changed after taking refuge in a cave

[Wayne Harrison]

Tumbleweed Smith
Midland Reporter-Telegram
08/18/2007

I've known Bill Worrell for some time. He is one interesting character. He and Murchison took a canoe trip down the lower Pecos River years ago and were forced to take refuge in a cave because of heavy rain.


Worrell saw some pictographs on the walls of the cave and his life was forever changed. He spent the next seven years studying pictographs, petroglyphs and rock art all over the world. The result is some striking sculptures of ancient shaman . His 10-foot sculpture in front of the Frank Howell gallery just off the plaza in Santa Fe is one of the most photographed objects in the country.

<a href="http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18723481&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475591&rfi=6">Full Story</a>