Photo of Art Selection (Click image for Larger detail)	List of Offerings: Title, Dimensions in Cm. Medium, Composition, History, Comments	Minimum Bid
	"RotoRuter" High-Fired Ceramic Stoneware with glass and metal fibers in clay body (adds so much strength, you can sit or stand on this sculpture!) 48 centimeters high, 37 cm in diameter (19 inches by 14 in. diam.) HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: This is the "sister" companion piece of 3 in a series named "Cubist Pigs". There are square pigs, cubist pigs, esthetic pigs, and just plain pigs. Meet 6-eyed RotoRuta! These were made for an invitational N.A.S.A. (U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Theme Exhibition for which the chosen artists were asked to create "extraterrestrial variations of terrestrial life forms based on organic efficiency". RotoRuter's (lottery drawn) criteria were as follows: "create a creature who is the only food source on a planet of 1/2 the atmospheric density of earth." Obviously, I decided up front, this creature would be very paranoid. Two eyes would not do, and turning/pivoting on axis would be a great survival advantage. The round body provided 360 degree vision and solved the internal fluid pressure problem, with minimal bone structure. This creature (and its 4-dimensional "cubist pig" variation) met their criteria best, and shared the top award from a jury panel of scientists, biologists, and art historians. Both companion pieces are sold. This is by far the best of the 3. There will be a 3D file of this soon at the SchlosStudios 3D web site	USA awards. Mb/4500* **or G4
	"Joshua 1989" 66 centimeters by 50, (20 inches by 26) conte' drawing on heavy Fabriano paper, from a life model/anatomical drawing. HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: In the old testament, Joshua fought the battle of Jericho and the "walls" came tumbling down. This is a classical Homeric, epic, allegorical version of the 1989 collapse of the Berlin Wall (and supposedly, the subsequent collapse of communism). It was a very promising event. But it quickly broke all promises. I will believe it was good in about 40 years, when all the "living commie remnants" have dispersed to the place where the selfish, irresponsible and materialistic Karl Marx is (probably) still arguing with the landlord (of whichever place he "moved" to) -and all his creditors. Meanwhile, transferring power from the irresponsible centralized communist governments to the more inhumane and irresponsible organized crime elements (hiding behind a faux-democratic government), was definitely a bad tradeoff. I have been to Russia before, and after. Things are definitely much worse now, than they were before (under Gorbacev). The Russians have far more shackles, and far less security, hope or happiness. Tragic. The Russians have traded one tyranny for another, in overnight upheavals, for the past 600 years. They remain enslaved, abused, and deceived.	USA awards. Mb/1200*
	"Which came first -The Chicken or the Egg?" Sequential Sculpture/Module, 7 frames incorporating 13 eggs in one glass-covered box/frame for wall hanging. Composition/medium: actual eggshells ("life size") evacuated of all organic matter, and cut/glued/assembled into the collage sequence. HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: I am annoyed at the archaic metaphysics proposition that EITHER the egg OR the chicken came first. Asking that question is an absurd western Christian paradox. It is typically flawed Baptist logic since there are two other distinct possibilities (ie; all the eggs came first, and/or all the chickens came first). Lacking any "Tao of Thinking", small naive undeveloped fundamentalist minds ask dumb questions posed as riddles, and offer them as cryptic esoteric "salvation fraud" to their even dumber flock. Open minds see the flaw in "metaphysical logic disorders" and other such "mental impairments", but increasingly, as grandfather said, "There is a very limited supply of human beings, but there seems to be an endless supply of the empty ones thundering from Washington". :)	Mb/300*
	"Weary Sam Atlas" High-Fired Ceramic Stoneware with glass and metal fibers in clay body. 78 cm (30.7 in.) high, balancing a 36cm diam. (14 in.) "earth" on two legs. Very stable. Remained standing after a minor quake here! HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: This is actually the very first ceramic sculpture I ever made. Circa, Palm Beach, 1973. This is "finished" and available, but still under "revision". I am attempting to design a reliable internal battery drive, inside the sphere that will rotate the earth. If I succeed, the MB price will be amended to reflect the added "enhancements". Uncle Sam has been bearing the weight too long, and has "dropped the ball" too many times lately. Now, since Sam is disregarding "useless, non-profitable concerns like privacy, freedom and human rights", it may be time to "pass the ball" to a saner, more civilized, less violent, less extreme, less addictive, less fundamentalist culture, . . . like Europe. There will be a 3D file of this soon at the SchlosStudios 3D web site	several U.S. awards Mb/5000 **or G4
	"Sturzhelm" (Portrait-Helmet") 26cm high by 309cm diam. (10 inches x 12 in. diam.) High-Fired Ceramic Stoneware with glass and metal fibers in clay body. Raw surface with molten high-fire iron "splotch" residue. HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: This was the "Guardian Shaman" helmet in the "Procession Ceremony", which was my dissertation. This helmet was at the top of the kiln, by itself. The heat higher heat accumulation exceeded planned temperatures, and the iron in the clay body melted. Normally the clay body would begin to melt within another 12 degrees, but the temperature barely missed the point where such damage would have resulted. The luck of this was rare, and seemed to have some "intervention". It resulted in a most beautiful surface, that I never polychromed it as was planned, and done with the others. Instead, I made a replacement (the helmet above) and polychromed it instead. It is my favorite in the series. There is a videotape available of the original event, a VHS NTSC copy is included with both helmets being offered here. The MB reflects that preference. :) There is a 3D file of this sculpture at the SchlosStudios 3D web site You can view the object in great detail from all angles, front, sides, back, etc. But there is also a large static (2D) detail image linked to the thumbnail above, if you prefer simplicity. Also see "Hand-Shaman Sturzhelm" below, in this listing for other details about the "Procession Ceremony" and its "Ritual of Identity".	USA awards. Mb/12000* **or 2 G4s
	"Rodin-ess Thinker". 66 centimeters by 54, (26 inches by 21) charcoal drawing on heavy Fabriano paper. From a life model/anatomical drawing. HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: I do not compete when I am outclassed and have no hope of success. That is why I will never paint a landscape. I cannot possibly do better than "Nature" or "God" has done. But there is one creation that I consider to be THE ultimate cosmic aesthetic beauty: The female form. Every millimeter of it. Every dimension; texture, scent, taste, and by far, the intuitive balance and harmony of (most) female mind and spirits. There is no such thing as pornography, except to a misogynist or emotionally disturbed fundamentalist. Nor can there ever be a painting or drawing that fully conveys the pleasure of perceiving female grace, harmony, perfection and beauty. But I have always beat my head against the wall trying. I have now 3 paintings of similar but more defined nudes, but it would be an insult to color and flesh to post them on the internet. Inquire if interested. RUDE ADDENDUM: (There were complaints that I was too kind, and had no typically rude or irreverent comments here) so how about this: "All women are Venus and Aphrodite (except RoseAnne Barr and Sinead O'Connor whom are all disgusting sleazebags)". OK. There. Happy?	Mb/500*
	"American Pie, the American Dream gone sour for PR" Pastel and charcoal on leather paper. 50 centimeters by 60 (19.5 inches by 24). HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: Made for U.S. Television ("courtroom art") NBC News (National Broadcasting Company). Re-created from memory as a witness to the Thompson execution (cameras/art tools are forbidden in the U.S. death chambers, probably to prevent moral outrage). I have other execution art, but this one is distinct for the background details. This kid was a first-time loser, sexually molested by his uncle/guardian until he ran away at 13, taking his uncle's pistol with him. He had to use it to get away from his "guardian's" embrace. Starving, shortly thereafter, and suspecting all adults to be sexual assailants, he committed his very first and only robbery, -for food. The WW1 British pistol dropped on the floor because his hand was shaking so bad. When it fell, freak fate allowed it to fire, and its trajectory entered the clerk's brain. The police admitted in court, there was no other way they could get the rusted, decayed pistol to fire, except to use a 16 oz. hammer on the firing pin, (or drop it again). In Texas, capital punishment is reserved for 1st degree premeditated murder, and it must also be determined the individual "poses a continuous threat to society." An expert could consider this weapon useful or functional, but the prosecution claimed the kid did not know it was defective, so this terrible tragic accident became premeditated "murder". Thompson's bones were so visible the day of his arrest, he looked like a ghost from Auschwitz. He was only a threat to himself. Yes, the convenience store clerk's lost life was a terrible tragedy. But so was Texas' selection of this kid for a publicized "example" and renewal of executions after the ban. It was all just to serve a few elections. Until that day, I was a supporter of capital punishment. Now, after being this close to a lethal-media entertainment-event, I can never be sure what the truth is, and where I stand on this complex issue. But I am certain God had no part or pleasure in this particular eye-for-eye atrocity. This subject matter is grim, but the travesty and history demands this image be preserved somehow for posterity. Purchase includes archive VHS file copy (NTSC) of TV broadcast segment with NBC news commentary, footage of execution chamber, and of course, this drawing.	Mb/1400
	"Corpus/Scepter of Pope John Paul 2" 48 centimeters (19 inches) high, Solid Cast Silica Bronze, #2 of an edition of 2 (first "sister casting" is silver). Increbesco Fatum, Ceara Pierduta (lost wax) casting. HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: Positive/mold made from carved Dogwood (wood original has already been sold). Weight: 3.1 Kilograms/6.83 Lbs. Natural patina. Commissioned by the Knights of Columbus, 1983. Has threaded fitting inside base to allow processional use on a full scepter. I like the (now 17 year-old) natural patina very much, but it would also look fine in traditional metal. I have found a hard process plating firm here that can put heavy silver, gold, or platinum plate on this. For gold, it is less than double the cost per ounce of added weight. Inquire for more details. There will be a 3D file of this soon at the SchlosStudios 3D web site	Mb/6000 * or G4
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	"Levitating Corpus of Saint Catherine's" 28 centimeters (12 inches) high, carved wood cross, carved hydrostone corpus, polychrome. HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: Winning model for the commission / competition for the "Levitating Corpus of Saint Catherine's". All crucifixions tend to look more like "Baryshnikov on a Cross" rather than a terribly tortured death. This misses the point of the sacrifice it should convey. To obtain a more accurate form, I consulted pathologists to determine the effects of crucifixion. First, I learned suspension by (commonly depicted) palms is erroneous. Romans drove nails in below the wrists, otherwise, the weight rips the hand, and the body falls. For the duration of suspension reported in the Bible, one distinct effect would be extension of the spinal cord (soft tissue between bones) accumulatively, 10-14 centimeters. With this information, I used a live model, suspended on a cross (with comfortable soft velour instead of nails, of course!). Unlike my 6 earlier corpus commissions, St. Catherine's exhibits the spinal extension, which seems to add a tremendous sense of gravity. The model was recreated life-size in carved basswood, and is now suspended in the beam of light from the oculus of Saint Catherine's. Final version is suspended by 1/16 inch translucent aircraft cable, creating the illusion of levitation. The result is a perfect paradox: a body illustrating great effects of gravity exerted upon it, yet defying the ultimate earthly physical force, and levitating "between earth and heaven". This (the entire project, model to full size) is my favorite of all my religious commissions. (see the life size commission of this model at www.schloss.ro/RELIGION.HTML (the URL caps are required).	Mb/800*
	"Stretching Nude". 30 centimeters by 40, (12 inches by 16) charcoal/conte' drawing on leather paper. From a life model/anatomical drawing.	Mb/500
	"Seated Nude". 64 centimeters by 56, (25 inches by 22) charcoal drawing on heavy Fabriano paper. From a life model/anatomical drawing.	Mb/300
	"Contemplating Nude". 66 centimeters by 54, (26 inches by 21) charcoal drawing on heavy Fabriano paper. From a life model/anatomical drawing.	Mb/300
	"Clara Papagal" (a.k.a. "Emcee the Robot") "Art that breathes, thinks, and speaks" HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: An electronic experiment in public speaking, exploiting and illustrating the effects of prejudice. This is actually a 158cm (5 foot 2 in.) tall electronic robot. It breathes, speaks, "thinks" and can function in public in a wide range of modes; hosting events, stand-up comedy, dissertation, presentation, media and public relations. Was originally created to function as the host of the "Floating Castle of Imagination", in Texas (the two-story castle/ship has already been sold). Emcee has hosted TV shows in the U.S.A, and performed throughout the world as a public speaker, trade show host, stand up comedian, and exhibit narrator, for over 13 years. Recently, Emcee was contracted as a Museum Doge at a special exhibit, and got rave reviews. See more complete info at the Emcee web site: www.schloss.ro.ROBOT.HTML After 12 years, I am ready to let Emcee go off on its own career, so that I can concentrate on my own. :) Price includes manual, all travel accessories, and two years of support/maintenance (but there is very little to that besides combing feathers once in a while). Before going out the door, Emcee will get a brand new coat of "fur and feathers" as part of the deal.	Mb/18,000 **or 3G4s
	"Self-portrait" 56 centimeter h. by 76 cm. (22 inches by 30) Graphite Drawing. Full 19-degrees of graphite pencils (Ebony and 7B-9H drawing on 6 glaze layers). HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: Of all my innovations, the most distinct technical invention I have discovered in the past 26 years is this glaze technique. It employs a technique used in oil painting, whereby I draw on the paper, apply a glaze over the area, and draw on top of that layer again, etc, etc, . . . ad infinitum. The result is a depth never before obtained with pencils. It is so powerful, the depth/wet illusion in the eyes is even captured by the low image quality of the web. This is on 300-lb. heavy Fabriano Paper, the best paper on the planet. (the drawing is shown in close-up to demonstrate the eyes). This is my second favorite drawing, ever. If you do not like it more than than the MB, you do not like it as much as I do, so I will just keep it. It gives me pleasure, even if the hair was too kind. :)	Mb/4000* **or G4
	Selbst-Sturzhelm" (""Self-Portrait-Helmet") "Behind Harry Haller" High-Fired Ceramic Stoneware with glass and metal fibers in clay body. Paint, Human hair, fur (this helmet/mask has two faces, one is a wolf) 26cm h. x 31cm diam. x 46cm length ("nose to nose"); 10 inches high, 12 in. diam. by 18 in. long. HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: This was the "Hand Shaman" helmet in the "Procession Ceremony", which was my dissertation. There are 12 helmets altogether in this series. Each were "portraits" and were "worn" into the gallery by the subjects, over 20 years ago. There is a videotape available of the original event, a VHS NTSC copy is included with both helmets being offered here. The subjects all agreed to meet every ten years to repeat the "ceremony" but FedEx screwed that plan up by throwing 3 helmets out of an airplane onto the tarmac. I could not exclude three original participants from the ceremony. Someday soon we plan to try to resolve this, and recreate the "ritual of identity", in Texas. Obviously, that will have to be after 2004. There will be a 3D file of this helmet soon at the SchlosStudios 3D web site	USA awards. Mb/8000 or G4 + iBook
(INFO on 4 other helmets, same size)	4 other "Sturzhelm" ("Portrait-Helmets") Available. HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: There are 4 other helmets available, but not shown, in order to keep web page size down. CLICK ON THE INFO MAILER at the left if you want more info, or wish to review photos of these items.	USA awards. Mb/3000 to 5000, (variable) @1-4 **or G4
	"School's Out" Intaglio Copperplate Etching Print, mezzotint and dry point drawing, two color plates, 20 centimeters by 15 (6 inches by 8 in.). Number 1 of an edition of 5 (also have 1 artist's proof). HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: Tongue-in-cheek Industrial Strength Education Commentary. Done somewhat in the tradition of El Greco's "Capricios", and as a catharsis to dispel some personal ghosts from my Junior College 14-hour-per-day Teaching-Slave Labor-Camp "Imprisonment". But it can represent either end of the U.S. Junior College "Education-for-profit" factory (both its faculty AND its products).	Mb/600
	Triangular Vase. Ceramic Raku, 20 cm. high (8 inches)	Mb/350
	"Dachau Da Nang" Intaglio Copperplate Etching Print, acid-resist drawing, 30 cm. by 24. (8 inch x 12 in.) Artist's Proof, from an edition of 5. HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: Genocide always looks the same whether it is Hitler, America, or Milosevic passing out the bullets. Done somewhat in the tradition of El Greco's "Tragedies of War", and as a catharsis to dispel some personal ghosts haunting the cast of America's "Bungle in the Jungle".	USA awards. Mb/600
	"Yankee Picher" Ceramic Stoneware Pitcher/Beer Stein, 20 cm. (8 in) high, hinged "cap" lid. HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: If you are a Pete Rose fan, you can skip this, and pretend it celebrates baseball instead of rednecks. It works either way because it has no great or evident content outside my comments. ("Picher" is not a typographical error, it plays on "pitcher" and same word, pronounced in redneck baseball jargon) Irreverent? OK, I am a sports iconoclast. Sports Nihilist. Which crack head, uneducated bribed player am I supposed to revere? Pete Rose? You can have ALL my U.S. baseball and football memories except "Playing Fields", if you don't force me to watch your (equally boring) Euro football. In high school, I was forced to stay after school and watch a useless sport called football. I practiced meditation and "sleeping with my eyes open", and I only care to remember the cheerleaders. I purged my mind of all terms. "Downs" stands for "Hugh". "Quarters is the only currency drawn on all 50 states. In college, I succeeded in filing a petition in court to stop student activity fees from being spent on the illiterate football team, instead of art. How? I proved that the money spent was actually diminishing the recipient's GPA, and was therefore, not "demonstrably contributing to academic development" (which was required by the guidelines). Bottom line: Besides the physical brain damage, football statistically makes men dumber, contestants and viewers alike. Once addicted, most participants abandon books, any future learning, and most fans consider watching football to be their best mental and physical "exercise". Either game, played 24 hours a day on all 4 walls with no "off" switch, is my idea of Dante's ultimate torment. In my "Platonic Republic" if I were the administrator, there would be a VERY harsh "No Pass-No Play" rule: Teachers, administrators, and students would be expelled for violating the rules or "fixing" grades to circumvent the code. If studies came first, there would be no crack head baseball players, no dead wives beaten or knifed to death by self-proclaimed prima-donnas, no gambling fixes, and OJ would probably still be flying through the air and hopping into rental car seats. (Of course, God only knows if the latter part is true, but the rest is). There will be a 3D file of this soon at the SchlosStudios 3D web site	Mb/500
	"4 Norsemen of the Apocralypse observing Saint Elmo's Fire at the Ruins of the Global Village" Oil Painting on Canvas, 230 centimeters by 142 centimeters. (7 feet, 6.5 inches wide by 4 feet 7.8 in.) All of my paintings are always in Acropolis "Golden Mean" proportions (x=1.6197.y). HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: (Apocralypse" is not a "typo", it is a combination of "Apocalypse" and Apocrypha"). Marshall McLuhan was wrong. There will be no Global Village. Jerry Fartwell, Jimmy Swaggart, George Bush, and all the other delusional American fundamentalists called off the passive human revolution. They have impeded the communications, and numbed the central nervous system with mental sorcery and novocaine. The game will be re-scheduled in very bad weather, on polluted fields, with crack head George as coach, Jerry Fartwell as sky-pilot, elite fighting corps of Jimmy Swaggart's whores, and plutonium bullets blessed by Jesus. Call the Oral Roberts Holy hotline at "US-THEOCRACY" for updates. God, please get that country into therapy!	USA awards. Mb/4000* **or G4
	(Close-up/detail of above painting) HISTORY and/or COMMENTS: NOTE: Six new paintings (circa 2000/2001) are also available for purchase, but must be viewed in person. The internet is an offensively unacceptable medium for most paintings, so I refuse to post the new ones here. Representing Paintings on the internet is like using a snapshot photo to represent a movie. A massive perceptual degradation, and patently ineffective. The sizes are not as large as above (which is more like a TVA/WPA mural scale!). The current standard canvas sizes are: (largest) 161.97cm x 100cm and (smallest) 70cm x 113cm. In USA units, that is 5 foot 3.75 in by 3 feet 3.4 in for "large", and the "smallest" size is 3 feet 8.5 inches by 2 feet, 3.6 inches. The 230 x 142 (4 Norsemen) size is no longer "supported" (LOL) because it was designed to fit (crated) in a US standard size van. Euro vans are much smaller!	Mb/4000* **or G4

(NEW CHANGE OF POLICY) Due to confusion and difficulty encountered already with US/Israeli pre-shipping arrangements, I am now including ("free") crating AND shipping for all items, but ONLY to USA, UK, GY, RO, NL, Swiss, Italian, Austrian, Australian, and Israeli destinations. It is easier for me to do it from this end, so I submit. Some other locations may qualify, but I must inquire here re: carriers, service, and insurance availability. So e-mail about other destinations. See "SHIPPING" (below) for more details.

**SPECIAL OFFER: I am having a problem getting a new PowerBook here in Europe. Mine is too old, running at 66mHz. There is a huge import duty surcharge (double), thanks to Microsoft, Dell, Compaq, and others who lobbied to "beat the best competition down" (Apple). A new iBook costs $1,199 total, to my specs, delivered in USA, from on-line sources, by credit card. A new G4 Platinum costs $2,159 total, to my specs, delivered in USA. Yet, here, they cost 3600 and 5400 Euros, respectively. So I will give that full value against any artwork above, to anyone who buys either model, and "brings it over" (there is no duty on personal possessions). Flights on Tarom are 499 R/T from NY. Bring the laptop, get 4000 or 6000 credit toward whatever item you want (hell, I'm even pretending Euros are real dollars instead of 89 cents) then take back your selection with you, on the plane (free shipping that way, all items above are within legal baggage limits). More advantage? Buy the laptop from your USA business account and depreciate it. You get 100% tax credit, so the art is free. Sorry, I can't refund any balance on this deal, but we can negotiate, or add other items. (note, single asterisk* refers to bid items, see father below)

Some forms of INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE for selected purchasers. Actually, if you qualify, this method is equally attractive to me. But all installment payment methods require a (confidential) application, and additional extended contract. Since I am the "sole and private financier" in this method, there is no further recourse, disclosure, nor right of discovery for my arbitrary decision to approve or deny such applications. However, certain bank-direct auto-debit arrangements "qualify instantly" without a "personal application" (but require contract and confirmation from your disbursing bank/agent)

All prices/minimum bids are listed in Dollars. Payment Options: (pre-approved time-payment application as above) or most currencies in U.S. Dollar equivalent on the day of sale (OANDA.COM), by wire transfer, and (some) credit cards, excluding all American Express species. Most legitimate international currency is acceptable, including reliable RoLeu. BUT THESE CURRENCIES ARE DEFINITELY NOT ACCEPTABLE: Cuban Peso, Bulgarian Lev, French Francs, Japanese Yen, Libyan Camel Plop, Seychelles Clamshelles, or Russian Rubles. Let's just say I do not like either the stability/instability, arbitrary valuation, the "currency designs" or in some instances, the "currency designers". Real money only, thank you. :)

CONTRACT: The days of "blindly trusting" friends with my artwork, without contract are over. Over the past 27 years of my "professional Art life", I have watched my sold work get published in shoddy magazines, and reproduced in newspapers (fine for editorial drawings and sculpture, but an unacceptable medium for paintings, drawings and delicate fine art). Therefore, all future purchasers must sign an agreement covering all of the restrictions set forth below, in great detail. I know exactly what can, and cannot be done, and what protections are legally guaranteed. It consoles my soul, so I no longer feel such great anxiety when I say goodbye to something I deeply cherish.

ABOUT FRIENDS: My greatest losses in life have been sales to some close friends, where the agreements were forgotten or not honored, for whatever reason. So a contract is mandatory for all clients, including my closest friends. Those of you who watched me dispose of my house and cafe know I have given away most of the treasures in my life, because I cherish spiritual happiness and creating Art more than any material gain. But I have a wife now, and every time I give something away, I am actually taking it away from her. So I will not give anything else away. Business is now business. Bohemian business is now business too. So I conclude that my collectors can be weighed by a valid factor: Friends make referrals, and life's circles expand and nourish everyone. Selfish people don't make referrals. They buy art "to have what nobody else can have". Wrong attitude. In such environments, everybody loses. They do not understand that each piece of great art is distinct, and each enriches the observer in different ways, and only by encouraging others to acquire more powerful, sophisticated art can they triumph, in knowing they have recognized, appreciated and elevated what you discovered, above their own choices.

ABOUT STRANGERS: There should be no non-referred strangers reading this document. If so, you are violating the law. This document is stamped non-public, and posts privacy claims against all forms of indexing. I WILL NOT SELL MY ART TO TOTAL STRANGERS. You must have been referred by a friend, associate, or an invited collector. I have allowed associates and friends to "refer" clients, but only those who meet the criteria I specified, dealing primarily with their regard for art and demonstrable care of their collections. If I have never met you, any correspondence to me should be addressed to the addresses linked in this document only, and BEGIN with: "I was referred to your site by ***** (whomever)". All contrary correspondence will be either ignored or referred to the proper authorities for security violations. The only other alternative for new collectors besides referral is to meet personally and/or view your collection to get an idea of who you are, what your taste is, how my work fits within it, and how you feel about art.

THE SPIRIT OF GUARDIANS: Most purchasers of art consider themselves "collectors". People cannot (any longer) merely "collect" my art. They must "adopt" it, within proper guidelines and approval. I always had a problem pricing my work for friends before. But now, I see things differently. These are my precious children. You want to raise them? Then you must be capable of "nourishing" them. If the price seems beyond your means, then catch 22: it is because it is beyond your means. Offers below my MB reflect your incapacity to grasp this, inability to afford it, and inability to accept the responsibility of owning art. I want people who will go get my artwork out of the burning house ONLY after the children have been rescued, but certainly before any other "objects". I want to know the art will survive me for centuries, as it merits. My values are extreme. But those who saw me arrive in Texas for post-graduate work know my van caught fire in New Orleans en route. I was hospitalized with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree burns from getting my art out of the packed, burning inferno. I would have died getting the last one out, if necessary. I do not expect that sacrifice from any other sane person, but you must place my art above all other worldly goods. Perhaps I am neurotic about the fire. But one of my favorite drawings is no longer on this earth because someone chose to rescue a LCD projection screen from their inferno, instead of my drawing. The fact that they succeeded, unharmed, proves to me the drawing was trusted in the wrong hands. That person is no longer acceptable to me as a buyer. They missed the point: Insurance can very easily replace any damned TV. Nothing can replace the drawing. I could make another drawing, but it would never have the same spirit. It would always be a lesser "imitation" of something else. A sterile fraud. Mere disguise. Counterfeit. Artificial. Meaningless impostor. Empty. The very thing I despise most. So in the final analysis, the "monetary value" you put on my art is a direct statement of how valuable you consider it to be. It is my ultimate assurance that you are a suitable guardian. Simple. Now, putting a price on "priceless" art is easier for me. The Greeks believed if you had no time to read philosophy, you could lead a good life understanding two things: "Know thyself" and "Nothing in Excess" It was written on the entablature of the Parthenon. Why? Because even the most brilliant people find the greatest mysteries in themselves. That truth is the source of Art. So I end this discourse with a fable, as per Aristotle's Tortoise and Hare series. What I have tried to convey here is best posed by one of my simple hypothetical questions: If your house were on fire, and in two separate but accessible locations there were two items; your grandmother's gold plated pendant watch with an inscription from your grandfather the day he proposed; and a 70,000 dollar Rolex, in the other location. If you had time to save only one, safely, which would it be? If your honest answer is the former item, your priorities are good. If it is the latter, when you leave this life, you will leave behind a mound of empty, sterile accumulations. -And none of it can be my art.

STIPULATIONS: All purchasers must sign a standard copyright reservation contract. The copyright is not sold, nor will it ever be relinquished for any "fine art" made by this artist, under any circumstances. Only the physical object/Art is sold. Public reproduction, commercial use, or any form of publication requires artist's consent and royalty.

PUBLICITY: Purchasers must sign a 14 day per year exhibit-release "custody agreement". During this period, the art may be exhibited in an international museum or gallery, with credits stating "Exhibited courtesy collection of (your name) for purposed of this exhibit". During this period, all shipping arrangements will be made by, and expenses will be paid by: the artist, his agents, or heirs (during life of U.S. copyright limits). Transfer approval required for any resale. (potential buyers must sign the same contract in spaces provided).

UNDERWRITING: All buyers must provide AND maintain insurance for their purchased artwork, without lapse, covering all losses, theft, damages, and acts of God. In the event of theft, artist will also have rights of legal pursuit and process (recovery will of course be yours). Failure to maintain legitimate insurance will result in repossession/reimbursed sales price, (refund of only original purchase price less losses/damage/expenses). The artist must be identified to the insurance underwriters as a party requiring notice of default or policy alteration. In the event of damage, artist has the first option to repair at standard fees (payable by underwriters), and/or by his sole discretion, must approve any art restoration services.

TIME AND GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITS: The artwork may not be altered in any way, during the life of U.S. Copyright laws, under penalty of repossession/reimbursed sales price (as outlined above). The artwork may not be moved or relocated at any time in any country that has not signed the full mutual U.S. copyright convention agreement. Regardless of their future signatory status to that agreement, relocating the artwork in any of the following countries is forbidden: Russia, Russian Federation, Serbia, Cuba, Libya, Japan, and France. Penalty is repossession/reimbursed sales price (as outlined above). The purchaser agrees to keep the artist informed of all address/location changes. The purchaser agrees to allow the artist to send a photographer (or any appointed inspector) to the premises, to examine and/or photograph/archive the art in new media every 5 years, or whenever damage/contract discrepancy occurs.

NOTICES: Artist, his appointed Heirs, Agents or Assigns (as the term "artist" represents under USCO law) must be notified in advance of of any intent to resell the artwork, has the option to competitively bid, offer clients, and the right to demand accountability and legitimate process. (contract transfer is also mandatory)

PHYSICAL DATA/SHIPPING: All items are in perfect condition by my assessment, yet sold as is, FOB Eastern Europe. Arrangements may be made in advance to inspect items, once a condition of intent or deposit is established. Nothing includes frame, except :"Oua" (the eggs) above. Shipping is at my expense expense, so this is best. Paintings and drawings rolled in a tube travel without risk, even with FedEx. (a joke, those apes are NOT acceptable shippers). I will personally crate and ship any item without additional charge to USA, Germany, UK and Israeli addresses, once you have sent advance payment (or if an installment plan is approved, when your first payment arrives). If the carrier is local, I will take the item to the office personally to get a transfer receipt which I will retain until it arrives at its destination. You may also pick items up here, in person. There is no exit/airport fee for hand carried art, nor is there any customs entrance fee inbound, to the USA or Germany. Round trip airfare from NY via Tarom is under 500 dollars. All items can be safely carried aboard as "hand luggage" (including crate/container size) EXCEPT: The painting (5 foot by 10 inch tube), Rotoruta, and Emcee. But those 3 are within size limit for checked baggage, without any extra fees (except insurance). I have no knowledge about any other country's "hand carried art" policy.

DOCUMENTATION: All 2-D items (including drawings, prints, editorial drawings, and pastels) have my signature over my embossed stamp/seal of authenticity. All others are properly marked, signed, and archived. Stamped, embossed certificates of authenticity and precise statement of museum-grade material composition are also supplied for all items.

CONFIDENTIALITY: Works both ways. I expect yours, you can expect mine. If you buy from me, you will have my real name, phone, and contact arrangements. I expect that will be safeguarded to protect me from people like the laughing academy fugitive who destroyed my son. Conversely, applicants for installments submitting forms can expect that no other person will ever view the data, but me. Some details of sale can be non-public, if desirable, but no other clause above can be negotiated. In fact, some items like the Sturzhelm, have additional restrictions regarding mounting, use, and placement. Yes, that may seem arrogant, but you have the right to buy elsewhere, from an artist who does not care what survives him, and how it is protected.

CONTACT: For any further questions/specific details, or to register a bid/offer, write: danasaur

"All Images and text herein and associated, copyright 1973-2001 Dana Saur/SchlosStudios. All reproduction rights reserved by artist. No use or reproduction without express written consent and release by Dana Saur/SchlosStudios, www.schloss.ro. Any violations will be prosecuted"

* NOTE: denotes items for which a bid has been made. If the item is still here on this listing, that means the bid does not meet minimum, is not yet accepted, or a sale has not been finalized. In other words, it is still open for bid. (Items that have been sold are removed from this web page immediately).