A child sleeps in the street*

Sculptor Joe Boblick of Port Washington will create busts for people, but there’s a catch.

Before a model sits for hours for Boblick to work his magic, he wants to get to know them.

“I paint and I sculpt, but I like hearing people’s stories,” he said.

Boblick heard some of those stories from people who found themselves homeless at one point in their lives.

“Sometimes, you wouldn’t know it. Sometimes, they’re brilliant,” Boblick said.