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THE ART OF THOMAS SCOON

New Hampshire sculptor Thomas Scoon has been an independent studio artist since 1991, producing astounding sculptural works that focus on the human figure. In pairing and grouping figures, he attempts to explore familial and generational relationships, which he hopes speaks to his audience as both personal narrative and universal construct.

He begins his artistic process by selecting stones in natural habitats, which he visits over a period of years to appreciate the evolution of his natural materials. He attempts to gather both the head and the torso stone from the same site for consistency of color and texture. With the use of wax molds, Scoon casts glass to fit the stones and the glass shapes the rest of his figures in a very organic sense, much like ice. The translucent quality of the glass is activated by natural sunlight and in this way, Scoon says, the figures are given their spirit or soul.