Jim Thomas (sculptor)
Jim Thomas of Jonestown, Texas has been a professional sculptor for more than 44 years, having won the Texas Cowboy Artists Association Gold Medal three times. He is published in "XIT - The American Cowboy" as well as many art journals. Thomas operates Jim Thomas Bronze Studio, Inc. his sculpture studio/foundry on the north shore of Lake Travis, northwest of Austin. His media include most metals, carved stone, fine woods and composites. An avid sailor, he has built numerous wooden sailboats which he uses on Lake Travis and in the Gulf of Mexico, off the Texas coast.
Thomas is noted for his monumental bronze sculptures across the United States and for his commissioned architectural art installations in many parks, institutions and private residences, including four Cancer Survivor Plazas near major medical centers (Houston, Texas, Cleveland, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio and New Orleans, Louisiana. He is currently working on a full scale 44-figure bronze Chisholm Trail Drive Park for the City of Round Rock, Texas.
Thomas is also a member of TSOS, Texas Society of Sculptors, DFAC, Austin Diocese Fine Arts Council, and AARC, Austin Architectural Artisans Collaborative.
He also has been commissioned to do numerous stone and bronze monumental sculptures and many liturgical functional art pieces such as stone and cast bronze baptismal fonts, altars and candle stands for numerous churches across the United States as well as producing many unique metal, glass and wood entry doors for custom residences in numerous states.
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