Tom Carter was born in Louisiana and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Louisiana State University in 1993. Tom first started sculpting in 1983 after traveling to the Black Forest in Germany. He became fascinated by the woodcarvings done by the master German craftsmen and decided that he wanted to do that too. He read any book on wood carving or sculpting he could find. Then he read How to Carve Wood, by Richard Butz, and knew he had to sculpt a bird. The first bird was an Osprey. Tom worked in the Video Game industry for eight years applying his skill as a 3D animator. During this time he never stopped sculpting. In addition to sculpting birds from wood, Tom also sculpts in concrete. His concrete and wood creations range from sculptures to furniture and doors.

      Tom visited Arizona when he was a child and decided that one day he would live here in Tucson. His favorite sculpting subjects are the birds and other animals native to the Sonoran Desert. Tom currently lives and sculpts in Tucson with his wife of 13 years and his two children.