Tom Baranski is a graduate of York University's BFA in Theatre Production. His 20+ year career focused on scenic carpentry and technical direction, but led him to fine woodworking through shops he worked in that also focused on high-end display work and custom architectural pieces. He built sets and stages for most theatre companies in Toronto, and for various concerts and live events across Canada. Tom has also built displays and exhibits for Hermes, Joe Fresh, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Aga Khan Museum, to name a few, and has done custom projects and installations ranging from custom serving trays for restaurants, to large-scale art installations for Toronto's Nuit Blanche, primarily through his former (and favorite) shop/employer, McWood Studios. For the last 10 years, he also taught scenic carpentry and drafting, among other things, in Humber College's Theatre Arts - Production program, until he and his wife, Kelsie, decided to move to her home province and settle in Elmsdale, Nova Scotia. He now uses his skills and knowledge to make beautiful things, out of beautiful wood species, in his beautiful shop, for the beautiful people of Nova Scotia and beyond.
