Natural Simplicity
Drawing inspiration from the serene beauty that rests in nature, each piece is designed to express a dialogue between sculpture and functional furniture. With simple forms and textures that reflect the trees that give each piece its life I seek to bring the tranquility that exists in nature into the home. The integrity and longevity that hand-cut wood joinery gives each piece is the foundation to everything I make, while also leaving them with a sense of humanness.
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Work with nature.
Not against it.
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CRAFT
After studying and training for many years various disciplines within the field of woodworking, craft has become intensely important to me. Especially within the Japanese tradition. Truly handmade, I employ ancient techniques that have lasted through centuries of craftsmen working wood intimately and with great care. Japanese tools and the philosophy behind their development and use has greatly influenced my work. I let them speak to me as much as the wood I am working. This lends to truly handmade works that exist as a partnership between the living material and the tradition of work I’ve entered into.
THE TREES
Trees help sustain our lives outside of the home; and when wood is taken from the tree it is given a new purpose of giving life and warmth within the home. I always intend to let this be at the heart of each piece that is made. All wood that I work with is sourced sustainably with the tree and forest in mind, utilizing fallen trees, repurposed, or responsibly harvested local woods.
FINISH
Keeping every aspect of each piece as natural and close to the earth as possible is the raison d’être to my art. The ancient Japanese practice of using a hand plane to put a final finish on wood reveals the deepest beauty and most durable natural finish for wood. This is called kannashiage. I employ this technique on all wood surfaces alongside all-natural oils, waxes, and persimmon dye when needed. Keeping as close to the wood as possible while also giving it the most pleasing warmth, this technique requires very in depth skill and an intimate knowledge of woodgrain. The results this finish gives from color and grain depth to hand-feel is unsurpassed by any other method. The wood can then truly speak for itself.
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