And whatever you do look up the work of Aleksey Saburov!
holy cr@p... sometimes there's a not-so-fine line between inspiring and demoralizing...
I've met Aleksey on 2 occasions at an "Engrave-In" at Ken Hurst's in N.C. You should see some of his work in person,it is truly amazing. Aleksey is truly the master. Trained in Russia. I think he's also a Martial Arts guy to boot and his beautiful daughter is a ballerina. Aleksey is art in many forms.
By the way, has anyone been in contact with Ken Hurst lately. I tried to call him but his number has been disconnected?
i talked with him, maybe a year ago. have lost track of his number. i hope that he is ok