By Paula Pyzik Scott

The work of new Bluffton author Tom Arnold has arrived at virtual and local retailers with the story of sculptor and poet Dewey Severs (1941-2020), who worked a variety of physically demanding jobs until three heart attacks left him bankrupt. 

Just Dewey: A Journey from Poverty to Creative Genius tells how Dewey began dreaming of creating art with horseshoes and saw God giving him a new direction in life. The book follows Dewey from a childhood filled with hardship in the Missouri Ozarks, through his becoming a husband and father, to finally settling near Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

The book includes poems, stories in Dewey’s own words and photographs of Dewey’s sculptures. 

Arnold is a retired business owner and public speaker. He describes himself as “an animal lover, conservationist and proud father, grandfather and great-grandfather.”

Just Dewey is available at Roots by Strattons, 111 S. Main St. For more information, visit https://www.just-dewey.com/