The past 12 months have been as productive as they have been interesting.  The images in this blog are representative of the sculpting, mold making, casting, chasing and, specialized fabrication of myself and one other artist while in the employ of Carole Feuerman. One of the most gratifying aspects of this year has certainly been the exploration of new and improved materials and methodologies that have yielded the highest quality objects of Carole's career. Digital technologies have also played an enormous role in this past years work. The piece pictured above is the result of a scanned life casting that has been enlarged to nearly twice it's original size, uploaded to a robotic carving machine and milled out of a block of high density urethane foam. Though this process is incredibly accurate in terms of enlarging, it yield a crude, porous surface that requires an enormous amount of refinement. In fact, "Monumental Shower" may well be the most refined piece that I have ever worked on.

In retrospect, It's amazing how many shows we've worked on and how much travel was involved. This year we've made pieces for the Beijing Olypics, The Morretti Gallery in Florence, The Amarillo Museum of Art, Art Miami, Art Basil, The Jim Kempner gallery in NY, The Scott Richards Gallery in San Francisco and, The Shanghai Art fair. We've have also done a great deal of work in preparation  for upcoming shows in Moscow, Florence, NY and El Passo.

Like Dwane  Hanson and John De Andrea, Carole's work is initially generated from life casting which she directs and specifies but, the life cast only represents the beginning and basis. The levels of refinement and development that Carole demands require considerable resculpting in order to achieve something that no model can truly give.

Real props are often used but, go through extensive modification so that they are integrated with the rest of the sculpture. Once molded and cast, the prop becomes part of a whole that is all of one piece.

Matteo Bisol, Urethane roto casting resin with high density urethane foam core. These materials represent a quantum leap in terms of detail and durability. Matteo  is the first cast that I did with Carole and, as luck would have it, it is one of the most beautifully detailed casts that I've ever worked on. Almost every nuance, pore and imperfection are perfectly present. It's surfaces are absolutely hyper realistic.