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05 11 10 Tom Watson III @ Sideshow V by Robb Nickell.mp4 tomwatson3rd 19 views 05 11 10 Tom Watson III @ Sideshow V by Robb Nickell Sideshow V May 14th & 15th starting @ 6 pm. Sideshow is at The Armory building in Dayton, Ohio's Oregon District....
Tom Watson III at Centerville's Art at the Trace 2010 tomwatson3rd 52 views Tom Watson III at Centerville Arts Council's annual Art at the Trace fund-raiser event February 13th, 2010. I was interviewed for Miami Valley Cable Council's TV show about...
02 2009 - Arbor Vitae show at Christopher' s news coverage on Fox 45 tomwatson3rd 46 views 02 2009 - Arbor Vitae show at Christopher's news coverage on Fox 45 during restaurant week.
Tom Watson III art & screen print demo at a middle school Oct 2008 tomwatson3rd 519 views Tom Watson III Arbor Vitae art & screen printing demo at a middle school Oct 2008
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Long story short, I had a severe brain-stem stroke (one of the most fatal or disabling types of stroke possible) on March 17, 2005 (Saint Patrick's Day). I was in the midst of a University of Dayton design class critique just as Spring Break was about to begin. Needless to say, I had a lousy Spring Break.

Initially, doctors thought I would not live through the weekend, and if I survived, they expected me to be a quadriplegic. I went through a long process of physical rehabilitation, relearning to feed myself, write, walk, and eventually to drive my car.

I returned to the University of Dayton for the next fall semester and had to resume my unfinished classes while simultaneously taking new, full course loads. I had to take an extra semester than originally planned, and I worked hard to complete as much of the leftover work as quickly as possible. I graduated in May 2006 with a little catch-up work to finish over the summer.

On September 9th, 2006 I finally got my BFA diploma!

I am so very fortunate to have survived. Although I suffer from post-traumatic depression, muscle spasms, difficulty with walking, and get exhausted easily, I am persevering and keeping sight of my goals.

On October 14th 2006, I married Elizabeth (she teaches 7th grade English/Literature at a Fairborn, Ohio middle school). Then it's on to finding a full-time graphic design job and eventually buying a house and having our first child.

Life throws some difficulties at us, but we can learn and grow through them.

My ART -

In brief, my current artistic focus is my "Stem/ReAssemblage" screen print/mixed media art series, inspired by my brain-stem stroke 3 years ago and the recovery process ever since. The series carries the themes of recycling and regrowth from chaos.

I am currently showing my ARBOR VITAE ongoing art exhibitions in and around the Dayton area and beyond.
The art series is based upon my severe brain-stem stroke and recovery experience.
I began a self-directed art therapy exercise to help me get through the long and painful recovery process following my near-death experience and the subsequent trauma and emotional turmoil. My "Stem/ReAssemblage" art series
is created using recycled materials - symbolizing my reassignment of once damaged and useless brain synapses to
reconnect in a new way to be useful and functioning once again. My blood, sweat, spit, and tears are a part of each piece.

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