Eric specializes in hand-carved sculptures transforming clay into birch, charred and weathered logs. Known for their hyper-realism, works have been exhibited, awarded and collected on 5 continents for their exquisite organic design and incredibly lifelike textures. Pieces have been contributed to over 150 exhibitions and are represented in many museum collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Mint Museum. He was honored by the James Renwick Alliance as the 2016 Distinguished Artist in Ceramics at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. His 2018 solo show at Jason Jacques Gallery was recommended in the NY Times and he’s received positive acclaim by Architectural Digest. H recieved the 2022 Stanley Bleifeld Memorial Grant from NSS. Each piece begins as a blank piece of clay where work begins spontaneously and intuitively without the use of wood samples or models. Works are entirely hand carved, then fired.