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New SHAPES in 2006 with ArtStone
Michael Don Fess, sculptor
Installed at an Orlando Office Building
ABOUT THE SCULPTOR - - - -
Born 1935 in Haynesville, Louisiana, the eldest of six children; two brothers and three sisters.
Grew up in Magnolia, Arkansas, graduated from Magnolia High School in 1953 and attended Southern State College's engineering school, now SAU; Southern Arkansas University.
Received his BS in Physics from Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1958.
Married Martha Sue Wilson, his high school sweetheart and raised four children in Shreveport.
They presently have fourteen grandchildren.
Was a successful real estate developer for over thirty years, awarded CCIM in early 1970's.
Hobbies are tennis, flying, sking, music, barbershop singing, computer, and poker tournaments.
Current Chairman of the Red River Sculpture Society which he and six other sculptors formed in 1994.
Created the RRSS sculpture-lease plan for office buildings, hospitals, and public areas.
Pioneered the design of special bits for the air-chisel he uses for his sculpture.
Pioneered the use of construction material "EFS" for large out door sculpture he named "ArtStone"
Created the Golden Heritage Sculpture Program using "Hollow Stone" to honor our past.
Inducted into the Sculpture Hall of Fame in 1998
Organized the Visual Arts Hall of Fame in 1998.
Moved to Little Rock in the fall of 2001.
Arkansas League of Artists Director 2004-2005
Member Arkansas Sculptor's Guild
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