When he was ten years old, Street's mother was told by a child psychologist that her son would never amount to anything because of his perceived disability.
[citation needed] Street currently resides in Maui, Hawaii with his wife Johanna, and their daughter Shanti.
He begins with a lengthy personal interview process in order to uncover the client's values and challenges.
[3] This process takes six months or more, as the goal is to deliver a piece that “personally lends inspiration for living life to one’s highest aspirations.”[citation needed] In 1999, the United Nations installed Street's Lift of Freedom in their UNESCO board room in New York City.
The resulting painting, The Gift, was presented at an event hosted by the Global Security Institute at the UN Headquarters in New York.