He started to teach at Otis/Parsons Institute, as an adjunct professor, as well as at local junior colleges. At the same time, he began exhibiting his work in printmaking. While he enjoyed his complete immersion in the art world, he was forced to look at making a living and supporting my family. He returned to teaching, became a school administrator and eventually retired as a superintendent. His greatest accomplishment was guiding the process of building a world-class high school for the performing arts. It was the realization of a dream to create a specialized school with local partnerships and career opportunities for students from the inner city. Fifteen years ago, he retired and moved to Charlottesville, VA. He wanted to get away from what had became familiar and comfortable. He also wanted to set up my studio and pursue his art and discover new materials and processes. He started to take classes and found his niche at the VMFA Studio School. Over the past years, he has been painting, printmaking and collaging. He finds great satisfaction and reward on printing his own papers for collages, making monotypes and exploring 3D printmaking. While botanicals are his preferred subject, he also enjoy landscapes and abstracts. The benefits are in the process and surprises that happen when you pull a print!