Something of a cryptic answer to an otherwise ambiguous question. A question which he has been asked many times over the years. His reply is not meant to be rhetorical but more in the nature of extracting exactness from the interviewer. Not unlike the exactness he demands of himself in creating his sculpture. Since those early beginnings Ward has completed over 3,000 sculptures averaging 150 to 200 per year in every subject you can imagine.
Pieces take anywhere from a few hours to several weeks to complete.
His work shows a dominant inclination toward conventional and realistic subjects, but there are ever increasing forays into conceptual abstract form. He developed an early appreciation for the human form due to course requirements while studying painting and drawing at college, and continues to find the human subject the most versatile and expressive subject for artistic representation, and yet most difficult to accomplish. Thats what makes it so expressive. Couple this with a virtually infinite number of facial expressions and you have a limitless palette with which to manipulate mood and emotion. This concept becomes clearer if you contrast the articulation of the human body with that of a creature such as a duck.