DFAL Hosted Thom Suddreth in October

Thom Suddreth has a long history of working with wood. He has designed and built everything from furniture to guitar stands.

In 2019, Thom turned his attention to woodturning, the centuries-old craft of shaping wood into art with a lathe and hand tools. Since then, nothing else has captured his imagination and creativity. The COVID lockdown provided an uninterrupted period for him to learn and practice, and a new career was born.
Over the years, Thom has used rescued wood from Southern states to create beautiful hand-turned treasures by applying carving, color, texture, and pyrography (woodburning) to capture the features that make each piece of wood unique.
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Thom’s art has been exhibited in local galleries, juried art competitions, and craft fairs throughout Georgia. He has been fortunate to work with master turners throughout the Southeast and is a member of the American Association of Woodturners and the Etowah River Woodturners.
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Learn more about Thom by visiting his website: https://www.georgiawoodturner.com/gallery