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![]() TOM CLARK ![]() In 1978 Dr. Clark sculpted a small gnome for his own amusement, inspired by the cover art on the popular book "Gnomes, illustrated by the late Rien Poortvliet. Using his keen imagination, he began sculpting other small forest-dwellers, and celebrated their life of harmony with the natural world by naming them "Woodspirits". ![]() |
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Dr. Thomas F. Clark is the lead artist for Cairn Studio, LTD. Dr. Clark, the most well-known sculptor in America today, is the most prolific and talented sculptor in the figurine industry, with collectors in every county of every state, plus Europe, Asia (especially Japan!) and Canada. Dr. Clark will soon be featured along with Elizabeth Dole, the Reverend Billy Graham, Andy Griffith and others in a very special book saluting the 50 most influential North Carolinians. ![]() Tom Clark is best known for his whimsical Gnomes and Woodspirits, but equally impressive are his scaled miniatures of historical people, such as Thomas Jefferson and Davy Crockett. Over the past 40 years Dr. Clark has specialized in the creation of large portrait busts, and to date he has completed over a hundred of these types of artworks including the magnificent bronze sculptures: King David, Lincoln in Thought, Beethoven and Bill Russell. ![]() ![]() |
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