Beth Cavener Stichter has been an inspiration to me.  I really admire the way her sculptures have so much life and psychology. 

This is a letter from Vincent Van Gogh to his brother Theo (August 1888).

Oh, my dear brother, sometimes I know so well

Gehard Demetz's sculptures are carved from small blocks of wood, laminated together.  Some areas are highly refined and others are left raw.  Check out his website,

Really interesting videos and insight into the evolution of the animals and ourselves.

"Inside Nature's Giants" The Giraffe 1 of 5

This is a self portrait video of Walton Ford.  It gives you a sense of who he is and what inspires his water colors.

~ Genius is eternal patience. ~Create like a God, Command like a King and work like a Slave. ~If people knew how hard I worked to get my

~There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see. ~Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O!

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) was an incredible sculptor.  This sculpture is called "Ugolino and his sons".  Ugolino dell Gheradesca, whose story is told in Canto 33 of Dante's