Greenwich High grad forges his own pathfor work, life with religious statues

Kyle Tortora was sure he’d end up a podiatrist. His dad wasa podiatrist. His grandmother and grandfather werepodiatrists.But then he saw his first organic chemistry testgrade...Read more

May 11,, 2020

Meet Kyle Tortora of Lotus Sculpture inOceanside

Thanks for sharing your story with us Kyle. So, let’s start atthe beginning and we can move on from there.I can tracethe beginnings of Lotus Sculpture back to reading HermanHesse’s Siddartha in middle school...Read more

December 9,, 2019

Statue Co. Taps Tech And Artistic Sourcingto Reach Right Customers

Its first year in business, Lotus Sculpture LLC, an Oceanside-based company that sells handcrafted Hindu and Buddhiststatues directly from the artists who make them, had arevenue of $60,000...Read more

February 27, 2020

Encinitas resident brings eastern religionstatues to the west coast

From running a small operation out of his parents’basement in Connecticut 20 years ago, Kyle Tortora has aninventory of about 1,200 Buddhist and Hindu statues storedin an Oceanside warehouse...Read more

October 22, 2019

Religion and Culture: SoCal man buildsbusiness selling Indian idols

Kyle Tortora hung up his business suit and left hisburgeoning Manhattan career at the age of 26. He neededan escape from the hustle and bustle of city life.

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April 16, 2014

Emerging from the Lotus: Stunning Hinduand Buddhist Statuary

Kyle Tortora is the founder-owner of Oceanside,California's Lotus Sculpture, which specializes in stunningHindu and Buddhist statuary--spiritual images that delightthe artistic senses and refresh the soul...Read more

March 1, 2018

Lessons Learned: Buddhist Search InspiresLotus Sculpture

In the novel Siddhartha, author Hermann Hesse describesthe spiritual journey of a man who meets GautamaBuddha in ancient India...

April 22, 2014

Case Study: Lotus Sculpture “Living theDream”

All that someone needs to do to be the CEO of their ownbusiness is to set up a shop online.  With many differentplatforms available online...

October 10, 2013

MivaCon 2013 Nominees for Best NewWebsite of 2012

Lotus Sculpture founder, Kyle Totora, has long held a deepappreciation for the beauty and complexity of Easternreligious art.  Through Lotus Sculpture, Kyle works atexpanding Western appreciation for this unique

March 1, 2013

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