Originally from Penzance, Tommy Rowe moved to the West Coast of Scotland in 2009, where he continues to live and work as a Sculptor. Growing up in Penzance, Tommy was significantly influenced by his Father and Grandfather. Equipped with a plethora of tools, the household instilled a can make attitude, crafting whatever was required for the maintenance of the home.
Though Tommy’s Father and Grandfather encouraged this practical application of tools, there were others who nurtured a more creative application. At School, Tommy was taught to carve by Sculptor Dennis Mitchell, who latterly employed him as a studio assistant and encouraged him to pursue his flair at Bath Academy of Art, where he went on to learn from John Hoskins and John Ernst. For Tommy, this rich education continued after graduation, whilst working as an assistant to John Milne, Robert Adams and most notably to Dame Barbara Hepworth.
As Tommy has progressed as a Sculptor, he has been supported financially and thematically by his work as a fisherman. Travelling along the coastline of Great Britain, Tommy finds catalyst through the varied geology of our land. As taught by Dame Barbara Hepworth, Tommy works to purify the forms that he encounters, working patiently to reveal ‘something of beauty that is just itself’.
Though Tommy’s Father and Grandfather encouraged this practical application of tools, there were others who nurtured a more creative application. At School, Tommy was taught to carve by Sculptor Dennis Mitchell, who latterly employed him as a studio assistant and encouraged him to pursue his flair at Bath Academy of Art, where he went on to learn from John Hoskins and John Ernst. For Tommy, this rich education continued after graduation, whilst working as an assistant to John Milne, Robert Adams and most notably to Dame Barbara Hepworth.
As Tommy has progressed as a Sculptor, he has been supported financially and thematically by his work as a fisherman. Travelling along the coastline of Great Britain, Tommy finds catalyst through the varied geology of our land. As taught by Dame Barbara Hepworth, Tommy works to purify the forms that he encounters, working patiently to reveal ‘something of beauty that is just itself’.
