It is deeply satisfying for me to think that I can study the human form for the rest of my life and always have more to learn. In my work I consider anatomy in all its reaches, from the structure and choreography of the bones and the miracle of movement and emotional expression to as far afield as the human genome and on through quantum physics and chaos theory as each relate to the human body. From my perspective, this entire continuum of scale from infinitely large to the sub-atomic level, flows back into my sculpture. With this in mind, some of the things about the process of sculpture that delight me the most are: the body in motion; the exquisite balance between the expression of the face and the expression of the hands and, of great personal significance, the creative mobius-strip of my hand-of-flesh making the hand-of-stone. Underlying all of my work is my need to tell the stories of creation and life through the human form.

Occidental College, Los Angeles, California:

Sculpture;Architecture History:1974-75

Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana:

Bachelor of Architecture:1976-81

Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC:

Stone Sculpture: 1993-94

Doug Hyde Studio, SantaFe, New Mexico:

Stone carving apprentice: 1994

Pietrasanta Marble Carving Studio,Pietrasanta,Italy: Stone Sculpture: 1994-95

SantaFe Art Institute, SantaFe, New Mexico:

Anatomy: 1998

Academy of Fine Art, Carrera, Italy:

Figure Drawing: 2001-2002

Elias Rivera Studio:

Figure Drawing: 2003-2006

Jo Basiste Studio:

Figure Drawing: 2007-present

Career:

Architectural Practice: starting in 1977;

licensed in 1983;

principal of firm since 1983

Builder/Contractor: since 1981

Stone Sculptor: since 1993, full-time since 2001

Group Shows:

2000:

August: Gallery 944, SantaFe, New Mexico

2002:

May: Wilds Gallery, Hikawagun Shimaneken, Japan

October: Corrales, NM Visual Arts Council,

14th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition

2003:

August: Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado

September: Viselaya National Sculpture Competition, Concord Massachusetts

September: Hammer, Chisel and Stone Gallery, Morro Bay, California

September: Galisteo Fiesta art show and auction, Galisteo, New Mexico

October: Shidoni Gallery, Tesuque, NM

October: Corrales, NM Visual Arts Council, 15th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition

October: Galisteo Studio Tour, Galisteo, New Mexico

December: Hammer, Chisel and Stone Gallery, Morro Bay, California

2004

April: Sculptor’s Dominion Invitational Show, San Antonio, Texas

May: Hammer, Chisel and Stone Gallery, Morro Bay, California

August: Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado

September: National Sculpture Society, New York, NY

October: Galisteo Studio Tour, Galisteo, New Mexico

2005:

June: Evergreen Sculpture Walk, Evergreen, Colorado

June: Carol Robinson Gallery 25th Anniversary Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana

September: Viselaya National Sculpture Competition, Concord, Massachusetts

October: Galisteo Studio Tour, Galisteo, New Mexico

October: Carol Robinson Gallery Virtual Show

November: Justin Rober Galleries 2nd Anniversary Exhibition, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2006:

September: National Sculpture Society Annual Awards Exhibition, Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield, Connecticut

October: Galisteo Studio Tour, Galisteo, New Mexico

2007:

January: National Sculpture Society Annual Awards Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina

June: Hudson Valley Art Association 76th annual exhibition, New York City

June: Evergreen Sculpture Walk, Evergreen, Colorado

June: New Mexico Sculptors Guild Annual Exhibition, Santa Fe, New Mexico

October: Sculpture at the RiverMarket, Little Rock, Arkansas

Solo Shows:

2005:

August: Justin Robert Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Awards:

>2007: People's Choice Award, Brookgreen Gardens/National Sculpture Society

>2006: National Sculpture Society Bronze Medal and Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Memorial Prize

>2005: Prize for Sensitivity of Expression, Viselaya National Sculpture Comptetition, Concord, Massachusetts

>2005: Prize for Communication of an Important Conceptual Theme, Viselaya National Sculpture Competition, Concord, Massachusetts

>2003: Best Sculpture in Show, Corrales Visual Arts Council

>2002: Second in Show, Corrales Visual Arts Council

Commissions:

El Dorado Animal Clinic, Santa Fe, New Mexico

West Basin Preserve, Galisteo, New Mexico

Ice Family, Monahans, Texas

New Moon Overlook, Galisteo, New Mexico

Nancy Helle, Galisteo, New Mexico

Southern Crescent, Lamy, New Mexico

Lameroux Family, Santa Fe, New Mexico