A Life Forged in Vermont and New York Born in the quiet town of Montpelier, Vermont, Thomas Waterman Wood emerged from a background rooted in craftsmanship and tradition. The son of John Wood, a cabinet maker, the young artist spent his early years immersed in the tactile world of his father's workshop. This foundational connection to material and form likely informed the meticulous precision found in his later works. While his formal art education was largely self-acquired—beginning with the practical application of painting signs and creating patent drawings for inventors—his talent eventu…