Much of Eli’s work orbits the dialogue of a conscious and sustainable future. His sculpture reflects on the balancing acts between humanity and nature and narratives about growth, causality, and the legacy left from one generation to the next. In 2018, Eli was recognized with the Artist of the Future award by the Imagine Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 2024, he won the Artist Innovation award, presented by the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County. This enabled him to travel to Europe and study with the top masters of Murano, where he learned new glassblowing techniques. Davide Salvadore, the 11th-generation Murano maestro, introduced Eli to the ancient Cane technique using glass rods to create delicate swirls of color that can produce a rainbow-like effect. A selection of Eli’s latest vases using this technique can now be purchased at WMODA.

For the last five years, Eli was the Creative Director of the Benzaiten Center for the Creative Arts in Lake Worth Beach, FL, founded by JoAnne Berkow, a highly regarded artist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Besides creating her own work, JoAnne has spent most of her professional life promoting the work of other talented artists and her ardent desire is to educate the public about the importance of art in our everyday lives. JoAnne has also been a huge supporter of the future home for WMODA, which is being developed in Lake Worth Beach, Florida.