“For me, carving stone, making a stone sculpture is a transient romance. The process is full of expectations, followed by uncovering unknown mysteries, and at the end of the courtship, finding reality.
Ken Smith, a descendent of Russian Jews, was a child prodigy of art from Bronx, New York. He is a painter and cartoonist, a husband, father and grandfather, a Vietnam Veteran, a medical illustrator, a retired naval Commander, a general surgeon and a reconstructive plastic surgeon.
And now, over the last 37 years, he returned to his roots as an artist … as a sculptor of stone.
“For me, carving stone, making a stone sculpture is a transient romance. The process is full of expectations, followed by uncovering unknown mysteries, and at the end of the courtship, finding reality.
The reality may be wonderful or tragic, but always a reward for the effort that was undertaken. “On a trip to Santa Fe in 1985, “I fell in love with the clarity of the light and the architectural style caught my attention”. In 2012 Ken made his home in Santa Fe.
“There is nothing I enjoy more than stone sculpting under the unique lighting of the blue northern New Mexico skies”.
A Stone Odyssey is a series of deep emotional journeys captured in stone to be explored, treasured and remembered.
