AB is the creator of "Space Travel" and myriad other wonderful pieces. Besides his love of traditional hobbies such as old trains and covered bridges, he has a unique interest in otherwise ordinary objects and a particular way of making them special. Objects are encased, mounted, hung, suspended from arches or placed on pedestals. Sometimes there is a precipitating story, but often the surprise of a particular object being chosen is the story. Objects are rescued from obscurity by a mysterious and unconditional decision to choose and care. There is a thrill about it like the delight in unexpected good fortune.
Besides chosen objects, AB uses the most basic materials for creations where the act of realization, not elaborate execution, makes the point. A plastic cat chases endlessly scurrying mice into the beckoning safety of a hole; dignified crows settle on branches, oblivious of the equally oblivious kittens smiling below; a parade of skunks marches along together with no other thought than that they are a family; "Space Travel" kittens - MOSA's emblem - are content and secure as they embark on their journey. There is a wonderful sense of untroubled confidence present in the inhabitants of these dreamlike pieces.
AB makes very special things, he makes ordinary things special, and I suspect for all those friends and family who know him, AB is very special.