A Piece of My Heart Finds Its Voice

Welcome.

My artistic voice is an intimate canvas where personal experience, the natural world, and the depths of my inner thoughts and feelings converge. Rather than prescribing fixed meanings, my work is expressive, open to interpretation, and fluid, allowing each person to find their own connection to it.

Born in the rural Piedmont of North Carolina, a feral child living alone in the family barn throughout adolescence, I have called the Blue Ridge Mountains outside Asheville my home and creative sanctuary ever since. But my journey as an artist truly began during the summers of my early childhood, when my uncle, Puryear Mims of Vanderbilt University, introduced me to the world of sculpture.  His larger than life presence not only introduced me to carving but also instilled in me a deep reverence for artistic expression, setting the foundation for my lifelong creative journey.

I have always been drawn to the old masters, deeply respecting classical styles, while blending them with my evolving approach to create works that are expressive, timeless and personal. Among the greats I admire are Rodin, Degas, Claudel, H. Moore, Giacometti, O’Keeffe, and more recently, Ursula von Rydingsvard and Alan LeQuire.

At the heart of my work is the intricate play between love, resilience, and compassion, each a recurring motif.  Though I have occasionally worked in clay, stone, and charcoal, wood is my true medium—it is malleable, organic, renewable, warm, and above all authentic. In the forest, my heart sings. In the silent language of trees, I listen. And my passion lies in allowing the songs of Nature to be heard.

This is my voice—unflinchingly personal and deeply grateful for the privilege of transforming my inner world into tangible form.

-Samuel Moore