I too was sad to not see him in his usual spot on my last trip. Bought numerous pieces from him over the years and always enjoyed stopping in to see him work. Use to try to figure out a way to get one of the HUGE suns onto the plane. Had the perfect spot in my home for it but my husband didn't agree
I've seen others selling what I was pretty sure was his work(even tho they claimed to be theirs). Maybe he will get his own stall at the craft market,or even better ,get a license to set back up on the beach?