After retiring from a thirty six year career as a teacher, Charles has refocused his energies towards sculpting. As a high school student at Horace Mann in New York City, Charles studied painting, drawing, sculpting and the elements of design with the intention of pursuing a career in visual arts. At Skidmore College, he concentrated on studio arts, ultimately choosing education as his career path but never lost his passion for the visual arts. With an unencumbered schedule and an endless supply of wood, he looks to the future with unbridled enthusiasm as he lives his dream, creating one of a kind sculptures.