evidence: Oscar Wilde Memorial Sculpture Nearly 100 years after the death of another of Ireland’s famous sons, poet and playwright, Oscar Wilde, (1854-1900) a commemorative sculpture was unveiled in a park near his childhood home. At first glance the statue with it’s lop-sided grin, lounging on the rock is hard to take seriously, however the variety of stone materials thoughtfully sourced from around the world and the detailed sculpting is impressive. Wilde’s jacket is carved from green nephrite jade from British Columbia, Canada, the collar is pink thulite from Norway, the pant legs are blue pearl granite from Norway and the shoes are black charnockite from India tied with bronze shoelaces. His tie is made from glazed porcelain, his head from white jadeite and the large quartz boulder he is reclining on is from Dublin’s local Wicklow Mountains. One of our favorite quotes from Oscar Wilde: ‘Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.’