About Artifacts by nomad
Mick Whitcomb is a Missouri based artist who specializes in one-of-a-kind furniture and lighting made from architectural and industrial salvage. In 2011 Mick founded the company Nomad World Products with his wife Paige. Today Mick and Paige travel the world sourcing unique materials for Mick’s "Artifacts" line. Fixated on the American Machine Age and the advent of electric lighting, Mick converts 19th century machines and scientific instruments into utilitarian sculptures. Mick pairs actual objects from the 1800’s with lighting technologies that are exact reproductions of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla’s original inventions of the incandescent bulb and alternating current. Each piece tells the story of an innovative past that birthed modern American industry. These objects have been re-discovered, re-worked, and re-imagined to bring renewed function to a past generation of machines.
Awards
Best in Show 3D- Downtown Gainesville Arts Festival 2023
Merit Award- River Arts Fest 2023
Best Booth- Bayou City Downtown Arts Festival 2023
Second Place Best in Show- Arts Beats and Eats 2023
Invitation Award- Art Fair on the Square 2023
Best Display- Contemporary Craft Show, Jazz Fest 2023
Best of Show-Bonita Springs Arts Festival 2023
Best of Show- Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival 2022
Best of Sculpture- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art’s Art Fair on the Square 2022
City of Covington Award- Three Rivers Arts Festival 2021
Award of Merit- Utah Arts Fest 2021
Best of Category- Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival 2019
Award of Excellence- Ann Arbor Street Fair Original Art Show 2019
Best Booth- Des Moines Art Festival 2018
Best of Sculpture Garden- Lakefront Art Festival 2018
Third Place Mixed Media- Coconut Grove Arts Festival 2018
Best of Show- Three Rivers Art Festival 2017
Nashville Arts Magazine Outstanding Artist Award 2017
Cornerstone Award- Art in the Hight Desert 2017
Best of Show- Lakefront Art Festival 2017
Best Booth- Bayou City Art Festival 2017
Best of Category: 3D Mixed-Media- Ann Arbor Arts Festival 2017
Award of Distinction: 3D Mixed-Media- Uptown Art Fair 2017
Award of Excellence- Columbus Winterfair 2016
Sponsor's Choice Award- Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival 2016
Award of Distinction- Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival 2016
Best of Category: 3D Mixed-Media Award- Chicago West Loop Art Fest 2016
Best of Category: 3D Mixed-Media Award- Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts 2016
Outstanding Achievement Award- Amdur Production Artsfest Michigan Avenue 2015
Best of Category: 3D Mixed-Media Award- Midwest Salute to the Arts 2015
Best of Category: Functional Art Award- Wells Street Art Festival 2015
Best of Category: 3D Mixed-Media Award- River Art Festival 2015
Best of Show Award- War Eagle Craft Fair 2015
417 Magazine's 2015 20 Under 30 Award Recipient
Award of Excellence- Artsfest on Historic Walnut Street 2015