Tom Crabb has had a varied career in the visual arts and crafts. He was born in 1941 and raised in Springfield, Missouri where he worked with wood and other crafts since he was a child.

After graduating from Southwest Missouri University in 1970 with a BA in English and minor in sculpture he worked as a photojournalist for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times till 1976.

While in Corpus Christi, Tom became interested in boatbuilding. He and his wife, Angela, moved to Mathews, Virginia where Tom attended the Chesapeake Academy of Boatbuilding and Design. To smooth out the ups and downs of the boatbuilding business Tom begin writing how-to articles for publications as diverse as "Creative Crafts" and "Popular Mechanics'' Tom has since published two books and over 40 articles on woodworking, woodturning and design.

Mixed with the writing, Tom spend one summer as resident craftsman at Bush Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia. He also teaches woodworking classes for handicapped adults, when requested by the Richmond City department of Recreation and Parks . Tom recently retired as a project engineer, designing and engineering furniture and fixtures in Richmond, VA.

In 1994 Tom won third in the "Of The I Sing" competition at the Wharton Esherick Museum in Philadelphia and was featured in "Woodturning Magazine's" Focus on Hidden Talent November issue. In 1995 Tom won second in the "Soup to Nuts" competition held by the Wharton Esherick Museum, third in the "Treasured Troves" exhibition, 1996, and Best in Show in the 1999 exhibition of wood utensils. Tom as also been juried into the Three Rivers Arts Festival, the Good Wood Exhibition, Arrowmont Spotlight 98 Exhibition and the Works in Wood Exhibition.

Tom has worked in many crafts disciplines but finds working wood to be the most satisfying and versatile for expressing his ideas.