Patron of Those with Stressful Jobs: St. Walter of Pontoise; Handmade Desktop Pewter Statue

Stressed out by work? So was Saint Walter of Pontoise, the patron of people with stressful jobs, who can help, be a guide, and it’s cheaper than pills or psychiatry. This is a handmade, desktop statue. I design and carve the pieces and then cast them myself in lead-free pewter, with a patina (see the last 2 photos for part of the process). The statues come boxed and with small “booklet,” the text of which reads:"St. Walter of Pontoise (1030–95) was the first abbot of the monastery at Pontoise, a position of great responsibility and stress: an abbot at this time (often working on very little sleep) oversaw the lives and work of hundreds of monks; major construction projects (cathedrals, living quarters, farm buildings...); the harvesting and distribution of crops; delicate correspondence with the church hierarchy.... In short, Walter was a kind of CEO. But all he really ever wanted was to be off by himself, spending his days praying, in peace. This tension between stressful work and ano