▁Art ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Through ▁his ▁study ▁of ▁medieval ▁rit ual ▁and ▁research , ▁Rh odes ▁app r entic ed ▁as ▁a ▁st on em ason ▁in ▁S ien a , ▁Italy , ▁after ▁gradu ate ▁school . ▁ ▁Working ▁with ▁the ▁oper ative ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Fre em ason ' s ▁gu ild ▁in ▁S ien a , ▁Rh odes ▁studied ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Ge omet ries ▁and ▁the ▁Sac red ▁R ules ▁of ▁Bond work ▁as ▁passed ▁down ▁through ▁the ▁medieval ▁gu ild ▁of ▁the ▁Fre em asons . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁non - Ital ian ▁in ▁over ▁ 7 0 0 ▁years ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁under ▁the ▁Fre em asons . ▁Rh odes ▁cred its ▁his ▁gu ild ▁training ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁influence ▁in ▁his ▁sculpt ural ▁practice . ▁ ▁Rh odes ▁is ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁several ▁Seattle - based ▁business es ▁including ▁Rh odes works ▁Design ▁Studio , ▁Rh odes ▁Mason ry ▁and ▁Rh odes ▁Arch itect ural ▁Stone . ▁ ▁S cul pt ure ▁practice ▁In ▁sculpt ure , ▁Rh odes ' ▁work ▁expl ores ▁the ▁line ▁between ▁art ▁and ▁architecture , ▁using ▁traditional ▁stone ▁construction ▁with ▁contemporary ▁building ▁techniques . ▁ ▁His ▁earlier , ▁express ive ▁and ▁site ▁specific ▁work ▁is ▁self - des cribed ▁as ▁" arch itect onic ." ▁ ▁His ▁more ▁current ▁sculpt ural ▁work ▁is ▁abstract ▁and ▁figur ative , ▁visible ▁in ▁his ▁S entin el ▁Series ▁( vari ous ) ▁and ▁Resol ute