Thom Johnson is an Arts educator with experience in both visual and performing arts. He started his work at a summer camp for city kids in Harriman State Park N.Y. where he ran a nature crafts program for a number of years creating projects from sticks and other natural found objects. He has a strong interest in architectural ruins and their relationship to the enviorment creating works based on Northgate (the old Cornish estate) and Bannerman's Island Arsenal on Pollepel Island and co-authored the book entitled: Bannnerman Castle; published in 2006.