"The Clayman's Mom from Victoria
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within each of us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Nelson Mandela, 1994 Inaugural Speech

Phil Marsh from Victoria BC.
Paul, I want to thank you for the terrific figurine you crafted for us. I am amazed at how you knew just what to create when Cindy came to you with this idea as a surprise Christmas present for me. Cindy must have told you how much I like to cook and that I am always in the kitchen. I'd like to see what picture she gave
to you - that would explain the chef, with a beard, in sneakers, holding a chicken. What an imagination! And everyone says the charactiture looks soooo much like me.

Since Christmas we have totally renovated our kitchen and your figurine now has its own place of honour. Guests can not help but notice it, and every last one of them has got such a chuckle out of. I sure am glad that you encased it in glass on its own base, else everyone would be wanting to pick it.

I also want to thank you for the tour of your workshop. I did not realize how much work and talent it took to create these figures. You make it seem so natural. I was really impressed with the diversity of your subjects. They certainly do come in all shapes, sizes and colours!

Thanks so much Paul

Lionel Ivan Orozco from StopMotionWorks.com, San Francisco Bay Area
Hi Paul! I really appreciated that you wanted to link to my newly started Stop Motion Works web site. Like you, I also, am a fan & enthusiast of All styles of animation, including computer animation. One animation method should not exclude the other; and Stop Motion seems to have a difficult time these days in the commercial market; however, I'm very much surprised through the internet medium, that there is still an international interest in Stop Motion Animation....so, there is still hope that Stop Motion will continue!

Marc Spess from AnimateClay.com
Paul, I appreciate everything you've done for the world of clay!
Sincerely Marc Spess

Andy White from Hip Shot Cartoons Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Awesome site, Paul! You should be very proud of the awards you've amassed! You deserve 'em all! I expect to see Clayman creations everywhere, soon!

Dan Reynolds Creator Of Reynolds Unwrapped from Oswego, New York
Paul, your work is truly top-notch. You bring cartoons to life. I slap some ink on the paper and hope it falls in the right places. You have to have the patience of a saint to carve the detail into them as you do. Keep up the fantastic work! Thanks for also being a great guy!!)

Cathie Walker from Sillygirl.com
I've known Paul "in person" for a few years, and it's been great seeing this site progress. You're so talented, creative, and a good friend!

Nancie from The Mann Gallery
You most definitely are a wonderful characture artist and your sculptings are great! Your weird enuff to fit right in! (That's a compliment!).

Keith Lango from Keith Lango's Animation Site
I think your site has some really nice stop-mo resources and models. That's quite a links page you got there. Very nice. :)