Artist Stephen Kesler thinks big. At the moment, he’s thinking a lot about a 30-foot iguana. © 2017 KSL.com | KSL Broadcasting Salt Lake City UT | Site hosted & managed by Deseret Digital Media - a Deseret Media Company v12

(KUTV) Stephen Kesler doesn't mess around with the small stuff when he sculpts. He's into recreating and showing off nature's giants, even if they are small to begin with. If you visit Kesler's "Tusk Sculpture" shop, you'll run into a 31-foot-long iguana. That's what the 40-year-old Kesler is working around the clock to finish.

Stephen Kesler's works are as big as life itself. No, really. The Salt Lake City-based wildlife artist often spends weeks creating realistic, life-size sculptures of whales, giraffes and other large animals. His work adds wonder to museums and aquariums across the city.