I don't know about extraordinary, I guess in a sense having some deep pocket step out of the woodwork to fund this bear entirely, plus offer to fund more projects once this bear's done, certainly could qualify. I tell ya, though, what I'd truly love to have happen is to hook up with some other artists I can work well with and as a team develop an art foundry right here that we can do our own commissions through (working for and with one another) and attract other artist's work, as well, to profit by. In the interim I have but one soul purpose in life and that's to start shake'n up the art world around this region. They're all nicely groomed, each identically mannered, as if they've been coached for decades in how to be "professional". HAHAHA.... Myself, I'm as subtle as a hand grenade. If the Mad Potter of Mississippi can get away with overt bazar behavior then I'm in good company, I figure. Rodin and I share similar background and internal torment. He was in his 50's when he defied all logic and quit the family business of engineering to pursue art. I've had about 40 years of supporting engineers, architects, environmentalists, and fabricators gathering data, crunch'n numbers and make'n designs. It's what I have in background no other artist typically would have which enables me to do what I do without aid or assistance from anyone else. It would be a delight, though, to pass on what I know to someone equally motivated as myself, and particularly if the individual happens to be feel'n the same setbacks I've had to deal with in life that kept me from creating art. If I could save a poor soul such as this I'd be "extraordinarily" HAPPY!!
