I'm a figurative sculptor, specializing in portraits. I have a few in the collections of the University of North Texas Athletic Department, and Texas Christian University's College of Education, as well as those I've made for private collectors. I think Mount Rushmore is an amazing work of art and engineering. I wish I could get a commission like that. Unfortunately, the EPA would never allow an undertaking like that to happen again.

I can certainly understand the feelings of the Native Americans. My wife is a card carrying Comanche. She even speaks the language. I wish Mount Rushmore would have been constructed in another location, away from Indian tribal land. Also, I would not have included Lincoln or Roosevelt. Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, and Adams, would have been my choice for the monument. I like the idea of keeping it exclusive to the founding fathers.