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Tom Clevenger
In 2002, Tom and his wife, Denise, wanted to exchange the hustle and bustle of city life for a simple and quiet lifestyle, so Tom retired as a professional firefighter, and they bought a home near Joseph, Oregon, where Tom set up Prairie Creek Woodworks. His portfolio includes art pedestals, furniture, and custom work. In 2007, Tom began experimenting with segmented wood turning. This complicated process of creating art with a wood lathe, involves the assembly of various colored and textured local and imported hardwoods from around the world. Segmented turnings are assembled in stages by making and stacking layers of wood rings. For each ring to fit and align correctly, they must be perfect, flat circles. To achieve this, each individual piece is measured with a digital caliper and cut to within a thousandth of an inch. This attention to detail takes a steady hand and an enormous amount of time and patience. Tom's design inspiration comes from the vibrant colors and designs found on current and historic Native American textiles, pottery and baskets, as well as the beauty he finds in the natural forms of mountains, rivers, sunsets, and even the spirals of tornadoes. Tom first introduced his new art form at the 2008 Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts where he was awarded 1st Place for his turning titled "Diversity" by judge Paul Missal. This piece can be viewed on Tom's "portfolio page". In the 2009, Festival of Arts, Tom received another 1st Place from judge Don Gray for his piece "Crossroads" which can be viewed below. Link back to josephoregonartists.com
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