Thanks again everyone for the compliments and encouragement! Yes, I did go to art school at Missouri State University. My degree was in Graphic Design with emphasis towards illustration so I only took a couple of classes in sculpture. I also studied a semester in London on a transfer scholarship. I then became a designer, then moved into management and a couple of years ago, through the Great Recession, moved into the unemployment line! While unemployed, I finished up a Ziroli B-25 my dad had built and couldn’t find pilots for it. For fun, I always created or painted pilots for our planes. With time on my hands, I sculpted my own bomber pilots. When people were more interested in the pilot figures than the plane, I thought I might be on to something with these pilots.

I look back at my college days and remember the dean of the art department told me that although I was a good designer, my talents really soared in sculpture. I thought at the time there was no way to make a living sculpting. Funny how things go. I guess I should have listened to the Dean!