Walking adventurously through an abandoned construction site, the nine-year-old boy discovered a fascinating discovery... a beautifully colored piece of stone. He placed it in his pocket only to discover many years later that he would be creating designs using the same type of mosaics...

My experience with stonework began when I was 17 years old. Bob Bross, a friend and marble contractor invited me to accompany him to help install marble walls in a synagogue. After mixing mud, cutting marble, and watching intently for several thousand square feet of stone, I knew that this was for me. I excelled in all forms of tile and stone and by the age of 26, completed over 452 tile and stone installations. I then took time off from the field to obtain several certifications from fulltime vocational training and achieved much knowledge through numerous seminars and programs.