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With 30 years in the arts and more than 20 years in sculpture I am equally skilled in commercial/ fine art fabrication, design and pre visualization. I have expert knowledge in the use of Polyester, Urethane, Epoxy, Aqua-Resin, foam carving, clay, plaster, paper mache’. I'm equally accomplished in life castings, hyper realistic figure construction, welded armatures, silicone, fiberglass and, plaster mold making. For more information and a fun trip through an amazing portfolio please visit website. I’ve worked on and created pieces for innumerable studios and clients including: MGM, Warner Bros, Amblin, Pixar, Disney, Henson, United Artists, HBO, Marvel Comics, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ( where I served as chief sculptor, design associate and personal assistant to Manfred Bass for 12 years) , The NY Christopher Columbus Parade, Fox, Scholastic, Nickelodeon, Met Life, Sega, Animal Planet, AOL. I have just finished a 1 year engagement as Lead Sculptor for Carole Feuerman in order to facilitate her numerous shows. Carol Feuerman is an internationally recognized pioneer of Hyper Realistic sculpture and is noted in the same echelons as Dwain Hanson, John De Andrea, Ron Mueck, Evan Penny, Mark Sijam and Sam Jinks. In that time, I managed production, brought new techniques that effectively streamlined production and sculpted and cast works for: The Jim Kempner Gallery NY, Moretti Gallery Florence, Beijing Biennale, Beijing Olympics, Amarillo Museum of Art, Shanghai art Fair, Art Basil, Art Miami, El Paso Museum of Art.