The tree has always been with me. A steadfast companion no matter where life takes me. My life's creative journey has culminated into my current method and medium, wood stain. Stain is warm, yet unforgiving. However, I can not deny its call. Its translucent layers speak to me as much as the grain on a live-edge slab— wood is my canvas.
Working with wood is a process. Preparing it requires patience. In this I am reminded of the years it needed to grow and become. As I work, I imagine the life it lived out as a tree, and my stewardship to add more time to its promised destiny.
Human, natural subjects, typography and pattern hold the most interest for me. My vision is to go beyond beauty, to awaken and nurture the amazing capacity of the human spirit. To remind it of its power to feel and know a higher calling. To disrupt its slumber into deliberate endless actions of love, peace, and grace.
This work is a passion. It has uncovered a path that started before I could walk. I’m grateful it led me here.
Working with wood is a process. Preparing it requires patience. In this I am reminded of the years it needed to grow and become. As I work, I imagine the life it lived out as a tree, and my stewardship to add more time to its promised destiny.
Human, natural subjects, typography and pattern hold the most interest for me. My vision is to go beyond beauty, to awaken and nurture the amazing capacity of the human spirit. To remind it of its power to feel and know a higher calling. To disrupt its slumber into deliberate endless actions of love, peace, and grace.
This work is a passion. It has uncovered a path that started before I could walk. I’m grateful it led me here.
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