Using natural materials, Ron Fondaw creates works based on ideas of permanence and the passage of time. He writes, “I have realized that our personal memories as well as the collective memories of humans are the most powerful force at work in our lives, effecting every decision that we make.” Fondaw is a professor of sculpture at Washington University, in St. Louis. Robert Chambers, of Miami, Florida, is an accomplished sculptor, curator, teacher, scientist and creative tinkerer. He was the subject of a retrospective article in Sculpture magazine in March 2005.