	D'Aquino is an obsessive collector of sentimental surfaces and found objects: antique books, vintage ledgers, 18th century animal-skin vellum, and human skull fragments to name a few. His constant hunt for these found objects has led him to uncover some exceptional treasures. In 2000, he discovered a hand-quilled illustrated whaling manuscript from St. Petersburg Russia, which was so valuable he sold it at Christie's Auction House in New York City.