An engineer by profession, Sy started working with wood as a teenager. Since his retirement from the Federal Government, he has taken up wood carving and has carved faces in tree limbs, folk musicians, religious figures, carousel horses, and Intarsia "paintings" (wood mosaics). He specializes in carving items of clothing, which can be hung on walls as sculpture. All of his creations are hand crafted originals that have achieved recognition through entry and acceptance into national and local juried art exhibitions and gallery shows. He has received numerous awards including a $1500 Best-in-Show award at the Artscape 98 Festival of the Arts in Baltimore, Md., July of 98.

Photographs of his award winning sculptures have appeared in Chip Chats Magazine ( a publication of the American Wood Carvers Association) and in Bedrooms & Baths Magazine. A three page article with photographs of his work was featured in the Fall, 1998 edition of Country Collectibles Magazine.

People are amazed at the amount of detail he incorporates in his wood carvings. His clothing pieces seem to be "alive" and viewers can't help but touch the sculptures to assure that they are wood replicas and not original items of clothing. Most of his sculptures are coated with a sealer that provides protection to the wood but allows the natural color of the wood grain to show.

Sy has taught classes at Glen Echo Park (Glen Echo, MD) on how to carve carousel horses, given lectures and talks on his carvings at meetings of numerous art groups and has demonstrated his carving techniques at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC. He resides in Springfield, VA with his wife, also an artist, and is a member of the Northern Virginia Carvers, The Art League(Alexandria, VA), Springfield Art Guild, and the American Wood Carvers Association.

Please browse through Sy's on-line gallery and view these unique and diverse sculptures. These pieces will be the centerpiece of any room. Eye-catching and appealing, these sculptures will make any room more vibrant.