My objects are all constructed with Baltic birch plywood and then veneered with wood. I view wood as the main character and use grain pattern and color to inform my compositions. My work focuses on ideas of visual perspective, balance, and perception. I play with these through formal elements and try to create tension and resolution, and illusions of dimensionality and flatness. This is often achieved by deliberate use of grain direction, non-rectangular forms, and shading.

My work is about how it takes time and investigation to understand; questioning first impressions and avoiding the pitfalls of ignorance and arrogance; meditating on something to practice the art of observation; and ultimately it is about learning how to recognize balance and harmony.

Trevor Toney is an artist and woodworker based in central Massachusetts. He received his Associates in Furniture Making & Design from the Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA in 2004 where he was awarded The David L. Morreale Art Award for Excellence in Design & Craft.
In early 2022 he resigned after 16 years as Lead Preparator at the Worcester Art Museum to work as a full-time artist. Trevor has shown his work in both juried and invitational exhibitions including Folding Space, a solo exhibition at the Rochester Museum of Fine Art, Rochester, NH. He has work in several private collections, and has been published in the Lark Books ‘500 series’ for Chairs, Wooden Boxes, and Cabinets.