Sculpted from pure white Carrara Marble, this angel has been in the works for about two years.

The hardness and constant spray of chards from the chisel allow me to have a greater appreciation for Michelangelo. This was his stone of choice.

"The Moai" is a unique replication of the typical Easter Island monoliths. This one was completed in 2008 and is sculpted from domestic white limestone.

*did you know that the Easter Island Moai Monoliths were constructed to face inland?

This arrangement of Olmec-styled sculptures sets a nice island tone.

In some cases, the collection can make a statement beyond any one piece. These were a work-in-process during 2008.

'The Guardian' is an angelic relief from a gorgeous slab of red sandstone.

This piece was extremely difficult due to the hardness and brittle nature of the stone. It was finished in 2006 after a full year of work.

'The Praying Hands" was created of African dark soapstone in 2004. This shares the traditional with ancient gravity.

Form vs. Function

I generally stay far away from "functional" sculpture as it somehow seems distractive, although not in this case!

Sorry that the torch was not aflame for the photo...

Sometimes much can be said in very small sculptures.

These two (a futuristic observer and an old-world star gazer), have differences down to their very core. Both were created in 2002.

'Elephante' is a 600,000,000'ish year-old Brazilian Soapstone sculpture.

This piece was created in 2002 and was auctioned at the 2003 Gala at the Inn on the Mexican War Streets in Pittsburgh's Historic North Side.

A little larger than life... a little smaller than i'd like ;) It is very difficult to deal with large pieces of stone - way before the actual sculpting!

This piece took two summers to complete (approx 5 months total) and was completed in 2008.

The stage has been set for the transcendence of knowledge. This sculpture freezes the age-old concept of sharing from generation to generation.

This piece was made in 2004 from rustic soapstone.

Capturing the essence of the moment... that moment from which we all have come... to which there is only an absolute return.

'The Diver' was created in 2008.

My Italian, Russian and Slovak heritage has allowed me a great mix of vision, logic and creative passion.

So many greats to follow after...
Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349),
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680),
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)


This classical Italian relief was made of red sandstone and was completed in 2007.

Capturing nature at rest has always been a passionate pursuit - sometimes playfully evasive!

This small soapstone sculpture was based on a past pet named Spencer and was made in the year 2005

Keeping fluidity and softness while working in the worlds hardest materials is no accident - it is an art involving patience, persistence and vision...

This dove was being carved out of very hard soapstone which is both highly brittle and beautiful... Not something that can ever be rushed. This was made in 2005.

Every once in a while, i will get a great idea which leads me to another idea that will eventually go nowhere... Fortunately that does not happen very often ;)

This small study is a rough-cut limestone analog of the Caiman Crocodile. This piece was created in the late summer of 2008.

In the beginning

In the beginning there was stone. As luck would have it, there was a lot of stone. So i picked up my hammer and chisel. Amazing things happened and a life was changed forever.

This blog is an expose into the world of a man and a dream.

Some of the entries will be deep while others shallow.

Posts may apply to individual works or may have no outward message at all. Come and share in my journey!