Making figure studies with junk was for me like coming full-circle with my artwork. At one point in my life, I had been obsessed with making photo-realistic drawings, but it got boring because it wasn't engaging my creative skills. Working in sculpture was more satisfying and imaginative, but people were no longer able to see that I had a keen eye for capturing reality. This series presented the challenge of making an undeniable image that all viewers could immediately grasp. I wanted to make sculptures that if placed on an uncivilized island would still be recognized by the inhabitants as what they are. No longer was I concerned with which parts served what functions, the overall image itself became more important than its ingredients. Also in this series, the notion of large-scale continued to push its limit higher and higher, hitting the viewer as hard as possible with sizes approaching monumental.