Tom is fascinated by the beauty of architecture in general and picturesque villages, imposing castles, abandoned ruins, serene monasteries, often situated on imposing rock formations. This combined with his search for the right composition, strength, and tension in his work results in his powerful ‘landscapes’.

In his work, you find the strength of community, the beauty of architecture, the melancholy of past glory, loneliness, isolation, but also contentment, wonder, silence and happiness.

To achieve this, Tom starts with the base, often a monolith of stone such as granite, marble, slate and sometimes wood. They are the starting point from which the sculpture gradually emerges, in harmony with the base.

Nothing is predetermined; the creative process is a continuous voyage of discovery while building. More builder than sculptor?

Tom always works in bronze. His work is cast cire perdu. The cast skin of the sculptures is then left intact as much as possible by forcibly cooling the bronzes after casting. This creates a red patina on the casting skin, providing the archaic, individual look that is so apt and appropriate in his work. Most of his works are one-of-a-kind.