Tom Weickum came from a hunting and fishing family. Tom’s interest in taxidermy began at age 6 when ad in the back of Boys Life magazine sparked his imagination. Years later Tom recalls career days in elementary school, Tom took his class to local taxidermy shop down the street from his school. The taxidermists there were receptive to the interest of a young boy and it was there that Tom immersed himself in the art form that would later become his career. Tom worked at the shop after his high school graduation in 1982 for the next 9 years before starting Rocky Mountain Artworks Inc. In 1995 Tom started sculpting forms taking him in a different direction in his field.