TOM MYERS

My works were there all along, waiting for me to arrive.​

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As a child I observed and assisted a

wood sculptor father with his work.

This led to a lifelong appreciation of

form as abstraction and wood as a

warm flesh-like, complex, animate,

and beautiful medium. 

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At a point in my life when I had little

expectation of adding any new or

different outlets, a brain spark and a

chance exposure to a wood lathe

changed the dynamic, igniting a passion for form, balance and harmony borne of the axial geometry of work emerging from that tool.

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From a metaphysical perspective, I believe that beauty and art are manifestations of quality and that quality lies at the pre-intellectual cutting edge of reality and is recognized before it can be conceptualized and explicated.

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My enjoyment of and passion for my work originate in that pre-intellectual realm where sight, touch, smell and sound guide the interaction of artist, tool and medium as a work emerges. After that my work becomes increasingly conceptual as I view the work, decide on texture, additional media and finish.

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I have attempted to challenge both my medium and myself by exploring possibilities that might lead to quality. This ongoing process has involved a variety of wood species; cultural themes; dimensional and textural surprises and incongruities; the addition of precious metals, acrylics and dyes; and other mixed media with an emphasis on fibers and fabrics including sea grass, linen, cotton cording, and burlap.

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There is little ornamentation of line in my work and finished surfaces tend to be warm and refined but not glossy.