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I’m an independent stone carver

Specializing in freehand sculpture, decorative design, portraiture, and lettering for public and private settings

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Marist Gates

I was honored when the prominent architectural firm, Robert A M Stern, recommended me to their client, Marist College, as their preferred stone carver to provide decorative carvings for their new campus gate.

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Green Man

The Green Man is an ancient and wonderful decorative motif that has been employed in many, many cultures throughout history. I love to carve faces, and I love to carve foliage, so carving a Green Man is a delight for me.

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Spirit of St. Louis

I was commissioned to create this 10’ wide monument marking the spot in Westbury, Long Island where Charles Lindbergh took off on his historic flight to Paris.

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Foo Beasts

These creatures are my interpretation of traditional Chinese mythical beasts. I enjoyed researching ancient examples and infusing originality into my own design.

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Biblical Garden Fountain

I was honored to be asked to design and carve this fountain for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine’s Biblical Garden.

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Romanesque Mantel

The decoration on this fireplace mantel was inspired by pictures I have seen in books of church doorways done in Norway during the Romanesque period.

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Palazzo Window

This decorative window is on the upper story of an Italian Palazzo-style residence in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Voorsanger Gravestone

The design for this gravestone was completely worked out by my client, to honor his wife who adored this type of decoration.

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Fireplace Mantle

This fireplace is the result of a collaboration between the architect John B. Murray and me.

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Baptismal Font

I re-designed this baptismal font to replace one that was part of the original church design from the early 1900s.

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Violinist Angel

This cemetery monument project began with my client’s request to design something with an angel playing the violin.

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Wall Fountain

This is a wall fountain I designed and carved for the backyard of a townhouse on the Upper East Side in Manhattan.

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20th Century Niche

I was honored when the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City chose me to make a sculpture of some of the most revered people of the 20th Century

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Benefactor Capital

I designed and carved this Renaissance-style capital for the Institute of Classical Architecture.

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Moore Gravestones

The creation of cemetery monuments presents a special challenge. I was privileged to be asked to create one for my friend…

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I am a stone carver. I received my training 20 years ago at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, in a unique program that offered paid apprenticeships in the very challenging craft of stone masonry.

The fact that you are here indicates that you appreciate objects, such as windows, doors, and fireplace mantels that, at the very least, resemble those made by traditionally trained craftsmen.