Around the city, there were numerous sources for tile, from flooring companies to neighborhood giveaways. Occasionally, I found a small box of tile leftovers or waste glass recycled from somebody’s home project—marked “Free” by a mailbox. From all these sources, I started accumulating many colors and shades.
Read MoreAmong my favorite subjects to render from stone was women. Deeply influenced by the great English sculptor Henry Moore and the superbly talented Spanish-American sculptor José de Creeft, I came to love simple curves and exaggerated gestures…
As the Buddha begins to appear more clearly, the community is taking more of an interest— folks come up the hill to observe the work. "It's like watching paint dry," comments a visitor.
Read MoreIn 1993, the Furnace Mountain Zen Retreat Center commissioned me to carve a Buddha in the Appalachian foothills of Eastern Kentucky. I traveled there in my Sportsmobile, a converted E-350 Ford beverage-body van…
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