"Where Are They Now?" Floyd Scholz

This is the second weekly installment of Where Are They Now? The series profiles classmates and teachers 30 years after our graduation from Andrew Warde High School. If you have a profile you'd like to see featured, please send it to me at pppiorek@news12.com, and I'll publish it.

Floyd Scholz is universally recognized as one of the preeminent woodcarvers and painters in the world. Now in his 38th year of carving, it has been during the past 25 years that he has enjoyed tremendous success as a professional artist, author, teacher and musician.

His portrayals of eagles, hawks, owls and other large birds have won him a large, enthusiastic international following. As the author of five award-winning books on the art form, his in-depth knowledge of birds, especially raptors, and bird carving and painting techniques combined with an easy going and engaging teaching style have enabled Floyd to influence a whole generation of wildfowl carvers and artists.

He shares his love of birds and passion for art with students from around the world through his wildly successful carving and painting seminars at the Vermont Raptor Academy located in the beautiful green mountains of Vermont. Floyd’s incredibly realistic sculptures are consistent top award winners at major shows throughout the United States and Canada and are in great demand, commanding prices up to $300,000.00 from discerning collectors worldwide.

Scholz and his formidable bird carvings have been featured in a number of prestigious publications including Smithsonian, Forbes, Yankee, People, Guitar Player, Vermont Life and many others to numerous to mention. As the result of his many national television appearances, he is one of the select few artists alive today to have attained celebrity status.

His highly prized works can be found in many museums and the collections of many famous and powerful people throughout the world. Floyd and his wife, Beatriz, divide their time between homes in Vermont, Florida and South America.

Next week: Mr. John Honey