When he was a toddler, Alonzo Clemons suffered a brain injury that forever changed the way he learns and communicates, but also the way he interprets the world around him. Very early it became clear to Alonzo that he had to sculpt. Instituationalized for ten years in a state hospital, Alonzo continued to find way to make delicate figures with his hands despite his unpleasant experience.

When he was a toddler, Alonzo Clemons suffered a brain injury. It forever changed the way he learns and communicates but also the way he interprets the world around him. Very early it became clear to Alonzo that he had to sculpt. He was institutionalized for ten years in a state hospital which wasn’t a pleasant experience, but he continued to find ways to make delicate figures with his hands. When they wouldn’t give him clay, he would scrape warm tar from the parking lot.

Despite his limitations Alonzo continues to sculpt outside of Boulder, Colorado. As Alonzo himself says, “God gave a gift.”