After my major public commission of the
first Vietnam Veteran Memorial in the USA in 1983, and the commission by
the National Ballet of Canada to create four of their lead dancers, I decided
to fulfill my dream of becoming a full time figurative sculptor. While giving
numerous art and sculpture classes, workshops and creating sculpture commissions,
I studied sculptural art in Scottsdale, AZ, and was granted a one year sculpture
sabbatical in Pietrasanta, Italy. In 2000 I was commissioned to create the
sculpture of "Elvis at 13" for Elvis Presley Birthplace in Tupelo, MS.,
and in 2012 "Becoming" also for the Birthplace. During the last few
years I have decided to concentrate on commissioned busts and smaller sculptures
only which I will feature below occasionally.