Rob Diseker’s figurative and animal sculptures capture the action and behavior of his subjects in a blend of classical and modern expression. As an autodidact, the confluence of having more time due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and his boys going off to college led him to cultivate his longtime interest in the bronzing process and develop his sculpture skills. He received formal training from various professional sculptors in the US and Italy, including strong mentorship with Mardie Rees (https://mardierees.com/), a classical figure sculptor in Seattle, WA. Rob’s work includes human and animal figures in three-dimensional and relief portrait sculptures in clay, which can be cast in plaster, resin and metal. He has exhibited at art centers and galleries and started working full-time as a professional artisan in 2024. He is a member of local associations and the National Sculpture Society and resides in Wilmington, N.C., with his lovely wife and pets.