Michelangelo is a true artist, he has had an outstanding career as a stud on the west coast where he has "criated" several masterpiece's to date, including 2002 National AOBA Winner - Onyx De Mico (who also just won the black color championship at Alpacapalooza). Michelangelo offers the best of both worlds; black fiber genetics combined with an outstanding lineage. Few herdsires can compare with Michelangelo; proud bearing, completely covered with a very dense lustrous fleece, strong bone, compact conformation, beautiful head, and a lineage of distinction. At the 2000 Alpacapalooza, the international judge awarded Michelangelo with a Blue Ribbon and was quoted as saying, "From the minute he entered the ring, there was no other presence such as his."