“the foundation for artwork was laid for me through custom motorcycles. Bike building taught me the craft of how to take an idea in your head and turn it into a reality, and have that part be beautiful and also functional. it’s all about craftsmanship.

And every piece I make, while it may not be a motorcycle piece, is influenced by the skills I’ve honed to be able to build motorcycles: design, material knowledge, mechanical knowledge, welding, machining, fabricating, and forging to name a few.

I’ve always struggled with the term/label “artist.” I’ll admit that I always felt that “art” meant painting, drawing, or sculpture. It was pointed and narrow. It meant form over function, to me. And I’ve always said there is artistry in what I do, but I’m not an artist. It wasn’t until recently that this idea changed for me. A piece of art is something where you can stare at it for hours, constantly noticing new details, and evoking new emotions; and when you’re looking at it, it’s making you think, and that thought makes you walk away with some kind of feeling: feeling inspired, feeling angry, feeling you want to do something, etc. That is 100% my goal with everything I’ve ever created: from tables, to champagne sabers, to motorcycles. When I have an absolutely off the wall idea, and just the idea of it gets me excited, I know I have to make that. I may not make it right away, but I know I will make it.”

— Terence Musto