Thanks for the great comments guys. I definitely got my creativity from my grandparents. It was only in my last couple semesters of my art major that I realized I was better working in the round, although I can draw as well. My grandpa taught me carving, drawing, photography, and ceramics. He quite smoking around the time I was born but my dad smoked a pipe until I was about 7 before he switche to cigs full time. My father was more into art than making art but he was a master carpenter and set builder for broadway productions and built his own solar home. My grandfather is also quite a genius and has several patents from when he worked for IBM, including creating thermal imaging film, wiring for the first MRI machines, a few for a fiber optics company he worked for and a wood splitter he made for his own use. I'm definitely proud of where I come from and I do look forward to carving a pipe in the near future, I've actually talked with my wife and she wants me to start. I was wondering is Mark Tinsky a good dealer to go through for a Pre-Drilled block or are there better places and values?
