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Painting was Tomak's most compelling media for several years as he toured the art fair circuit. Wild nature, in its beauty and nonanthropomorphic consciousness, filled canvasses large and small. Drawn to a medium that would engage his technical abilities, he switched to sculpture. He proceeded to learn the best of modern casting techniques, investing heavily in equipment and materials while getting help from friends in diverse fields. Somewhere along the way, he got sucked into the Society for Creative Anachronism, where he honed an appreciation for many things renaissance. An enthusiast for SCA armored combat, he custom builds 5 to 10 suits of kydex armor annually. With his SCA house the ShadowClans, several large structures were created. The most notable is a gothic cathedral featuring two rose windows, four flying buttresses, and a vaulted ceiling, all in vacuum-formed plastic. This architectural installation was made to deepen the medieval experience of all who came to Pennsic, and throw really good parties. Many a summer morning he would brew the sacred Bean and throw powerbagels at the vacuumforming crew, arguing that the project was not as ludicrous as it seemed. His most recent project is an over-life-size Baroque Roman fountain, featuring Minerva, Neptune and Cymodoce. |
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