Carving Limestone, Marble and Pixels

I am an artist and artisan who carves sculpture and architectural ornament in limestone and marble. Versed in the traditional skills and quality standards of the past, and fluent in two and three dimensional computer graphics, I combine these skills in my work.

My work spans a variety of styles and applications.

I began sculpting in stone at the age of 12. At 20, feeling the need for a solid foundation in the craft and art of carving, I became an apprentice in the marble studios of Pietrasanta, Italy, carving portrait busts, madonnas, and other sculptures. Working at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., for five years, I produced more than 90 architectural carvings, as well as working on the Creation triptych over the front entrance. I returned to Chicago in 1985, establishing a studio to serve commercial and private clients. My work is in the collections of the Indiana State Museum, the Spertus Museum of Judaica in Chicago, the Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens in Winter Park Florida, and the Museo dei Bozzetti in Pietrasanta, Italy, and has been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, and in solo exhibitions at the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Arts in Elmhurst, Il, and the Polasek Museum.

Visits to my studio and gallery, located in the Fox River Valley area of Illinois (Chicago's far west suburbs) are welcome by appointment. Note that my schedule does tend to be quite busy.

If you wish to add one of my sculptures to your collection please visit my gargoyle store. Some of them are surprisingly affordable.