The Crucifixion of Simon Peter Foster — Terence Hughes

In Bridgehampton, on the east end of Long Island, where he lives with his lover Jessica, Simon Foster is a sculptor of characters from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. He sculpts these characters life-size in wood, painting them in brightly-colored enamels and gold-leaf. Unable to pay his rent on time, Simon agrees to sculpt a large crucifix for his violent landlord Bruno and Bruno's butterfly-brained wife, Estelle, to be installed in the private chapel of their estate. Simon decides this work will be his masterpiece and as he works, he realizes the enormity of Christ's sacrifice on the cross and begins to experience this Earth as the holy place it is - the Garden of Eden in Genesis. He experiences strange spiritual situations, his soul becoming a less than permanent fixture in his own body. When Estelle is displeased by the slight smile of triumph Simon has carved upon Christ's face, Bruno demands it be removed or his threat invoked. Simon flees to Palm Beach, Florida, where he place the crucifix in a gallery and eventually begins to feel safe...