books on African art. Later, Marzette Watts and Bill Barrel arrived. All three became mentors and pointed White in a good artistic direction. Godfrey, an English Canadian woodcarver, in his early 20s had a huge impact, as he taught White how to carve wood. "It was like falling in love". Woodcarving became fascinating and therapeutic. I began 'direct carving' which means you don't have a plan, but just find the forms in the material you are working with." White's first sculpture sold for $25.00 in the early fall of 1962. Later he sold four more pieces to jetsetters who frequently visited Ibiza. His pieces were also displayed and sold on consignment in a local gallery. When White's money was depleted, Bob Thompson often invited him to dinner at his home, or in restaurants. Eventually, White was deported from Ibiza because of his mental collapse. Because of drugs, White was arrested by the police because he banged loudly on the cathedral doors of the, "Alte Villa", (old town), on Christmas morning because it was locked. He was taken to a mental hospital. "I thought I could read minds." Finally, the American consulate contacted my parents and I was placed on a boat and shipped back to New York. But I then got into it with the ship's nurse, when I refused to take a shower, telling her I had just had one in the hospital. Security promptly threw me into a padded cell. I couldn't tell you how long I was on that ship; I never saw the ocean. I was so angry; I ripped up the padded walls". When the boat reached the New York City port, White was taken to the Staten Island Veterans Administration Hospital. After one week, his mother and sisters stipulated that he was acting normally and signed him out of the hospital. White continued to work in developing his art and enrolled in the Arts Student League in New York City, learning many art disciplines. John Hovannes, one of his teachers, was a technical genius. "He never tried to lead his students to any one style; just showing us how to get what you wanted from any material you chose to work with", expressed White. White moved to lower Manhattan, to Forsyth Street. He continued to visit galleries, museums, while working part-time at Double Day Bookstore in the stock room. He also drove a yellow