In crafting furniture, I much prefer the use of my own hands and the tools they can drive, where the calmness, the deliberateness, and the humility of the craftsman is passed to the wood, and the wood in turn responds with a greater sense of strength, wholeness, and fullness. The finished piece radiates wholeness and gentleness when it is treated with those same qualities.
Above all, I seek to maintain a sense of purpose in my work and a dedication to becoming more self–aware. In order to achieve those aims, I eschew the use of powered machinery and its ability to obscure, and instead embrace those tools that encourage dialogue and relationship.
