During this time Polys began to carve large-scale totemic sculptures. Allen has been betting on horses using techniques of multiple bets ("polys") used by Tony. The specific name is derived from Greek "polys", "many", and "onyx", "claw". He has an elder brother, Polys, and a younger sister, Clelia. Their conservatism balances the radical quality of the Polys and gives the society stability. Polys received a 2017 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Mentor Artist Fellowship. At the early age of three, Polys began carving with his father Nathan Jackson (artist). Polys has also worked under the names Stephen Paul Jackson and Stron Softi.