CraftyCkny
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Occupation | Sculpting Manager |
| Location | Huntington Beach, California, United States |
| Introduction | I was born in South-East London UK where I grew up and eventually started work as an apprentice patternmaker with Ford Motor Company. With the on set of plant closures in the late 70's and early 80's I decided to chance my luck and go contracting in Europe. I was fortunate to be able to work for various automotive companies as a model maker, which was a natural progression from patternmaking and being one of the youngest members of the team, as such, it provided quite an adventure. During those early years, work was plentiful within the automotive business and contracts were always available but with the onset of digital technology the need for hands-on pattermaking and model making was on the decline. During one of my contracts I was placed in the design department to help out with the clay modeling of advanced designs. This stroke of luck opened a whole new doorway and it was a case of sink or swim. There were only a few professional clay sculptors on contract at that time so it was the case of learning as much as possible from them and adapting their methods to suit your own style. Needless to say I have never looked back. |
| Interests | Web building, Automobiles, Photography, Family, Wood Carving, Self Learning, Newfoundland Dogs, Hot Wheels, Die-Cast Model Cars. |
| Favorite Movies | Action, Adventure, Historical. |
| Favorite Music | U2, Rolling Stones, Van Halen, Sex Pistols, Bryan Adams, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Inxs |
| Favorite Books | All Stephen King, Dean Koontz, The Great Book of Corgi, John Grisham, Charles Dickens. |