Sculptures by David Habicht of Shotwing Studios are distinctly “pinchy-squeezy.” If you look closely you can even see my fingerprints in the bronze. While cast bronze is very hard, the sculptor’s clay that I work with has a wonderful tactile quality that I like to exploit for visual effect. The clay lets me create an active surface that gives the works liveliness and a feeling of movement. If I have been successful, when you look at these portraits you will get a sense of my subjects’ intellect, humor and humanity.