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| St. Ignatius Commission |
What are you currently working on?
Jeremy Leichman and I met at the Academy and are both sculptors. We have our own sculpture studio business together, Figuration LLC. We’re currently working on finishing up the bronze castings of a pair of our life-size bronze sculptures of St. Ignatius to be installed in October, commissioned by Fairfield University.
What was your most recent big thing?
We have a beautiful installation – the Fashion District Pilings Project – still on view through August 29th on Broadway between 36th-41st Streets on the pedestrian plazas of the NYC Fashion District. Our sculptures were even in The Wall Street Journal’s Photos of the Week: July 11-15 (photo 9/20)!
What do you find challenging about your work?
It seems like there is no clear path to making a career out of this sculpture thing. You have to make it part of your practice to always be looking for the next job if you really want to make a living out of doing what you love and not be distracted by other things. And we’ve decided that this is the most important thing and the only way to truly do it full time, all the time.
What’s on the horizon for you?
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| Read an interview from Flavorpill with Joan Benefiel about the Hudson River Pilings Project |