Finally, the Pine Bluffs site was chosen and the work by sculptor Robert Fida began. The statue was rendered in rubber, fiberglass, and foam before a laser generated cast was filled with marble cement, a mixture of marble dust, sealant, and additives. The marble was taken from a Wyoming quarry in Wheatland. The completed sculpture stands 5-stories high, and weighs 180 tons, one of the largest Marian statues in the U.S.