MYRTLEWOOD MEMOIRS is a story of human integration with a bounty of wild nature beginning with Spanish explorers sighting myrtle trees on America’s west coast through the workings of The Greatest Myrtlewood Show on Earth as corroborated by the author’s hands-on experiences. Enter and weave your way through these magical myrtle groves to a world of wildlife art created from their wood.

From Southern Oregon, Terry J. Woodall has exhibited his myrtlewood art in major wildlife art shows in New York, Chicago, Miami, Washington D.C., Portland, Seattle, San Diego, and other U.S. locales; internationally in Vancouver, Canada; London, Japan, Russia, and China.

Never before has anyone looked so deeply into this national treasure, the myrtlewood of Southern Oregon’s coastal region, and revealed so much about its inner workings, the personalities, and cultural rewards spanning the past 100 years.

From this widespread wealth of worldly knowledge and expertise, Woodall brings sharp insight into the background of this singular and wonderful resource. Woodall reminds us that Achieving my successes in the art world would never have occurred without being at home in the heartland of myrtlewood country to pursue my creative work.