I would love to be able to do work like that. I wouldn't do it
because it
is ridiculous, but I wish I could.

He's getting as much as $38,000 for one piece. Still ridiculous?

I agree that it's rediculous. I think wood is a perfectly legitimate medium
for sculpture, but for dead-to nuts representational art it does not leave
much opportunity "follow" the medium. IMO, it's as if the sclpture was
executed in spite of the medium rather than coming forth from the meduim.

Which is not to diminish the craftsmanship... it's just not my cup of tea.

-Steve