Mydock was born in 1947 in Miami, Florida. Art is a part of his earliest memories. His formal education began in the late 60’s at Miami Date Jr. College with master sculptor Dwane Hanson. Later, Mydock’s artistic excellence and enthusiasm won him a full art scholarship to the University of Miami.
Mydock grew up with a woodworker, boat-builder godfather whose attention to detail and love of the craft are reflected in his work. His love of working with wood, combined with 40 years of artistic excellence on award winning custom motorcycles and antique cars resulted in the unique “Mydock Touch” seen in his Art. His highly developed artistic skills in airbrushing, pin-striping, gold leafing, sculpting and fine art painting result in unique artistic and finely crafted designs on his wooden vessels. Mydock studied under Master Woodturner Elmer Adams.
Mydock’s current passion is “pyrography,” which is the art of burning to create designs on wood or other materials. His freehand art of decorating his wooden vessels is where his past experience meets his current passion and his work excels beyond others in his field. Mydock’s pyrography takes on a life of its own. He incorporates colorful, intricate layers of original designs, which are influenced by Polynesian Tattoo Art, the beauty of Nature and by Visionary Art. Mydock interlaces and weaves these images into a distinctly unique style of pyrography on his wooden vessels. Mydock is a member of Big Island Woodturners, the Hawaii Wood Guild and the American Association of Woodturners.