About the Artist
From Coma to Calling
In the fall of 2005, Bill Jeralds was placed in a medically induced coma, his body battling double pneumonia, sepsis, and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Doctors told his wife there was little hope. But she believed—fiercely—and Bill survived. When he awoke, he had lost many of his memories… but had gained something extraordinary.
With no formal training, Bill began creating angel sculptures—cutting individual pieces of wood and shaping them by hand into graceful, faceless figures. This layered technique, developed entirely on his own, gives each piece depth, dimension, and soul.
He calls it a gift from God: “They just fall out of my hands.”
Once sculpted, each angel is illuminated by his wife, Shannon, whose detailed brushwork brings tone, light, and life to every piece. Together, they create art meant to comfort, uplift, and remind us that healing is possible.
Bill’s angels are now collected by people around the world. One even graces the walls of the Vatican in Rome.