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I began woodworking in 1987 after a bad year of work-related accidents as a lineman, and two car accidents left me debilitated and spending a great deal of time with a chiropractor. You could call it serendipity or fate, but a chance meeting with my best friend’s in-laws set me on a path discovering woodworking in their barn between doctor’s visits that ultimately turned into a career almost forty years long. It has been a long and interesting journey, working as a conservator for museums, building reproduction furniture, starting a corporation, and hiring five full-time employees specializing in humidors and cigar-centered furniture. Along the way, carving and marquetry ( using natural veneers to create images in wood) found it’s way in to my repertoire. In 2016, I moved to Knoxville, eventually joining the Art Market Gallery. In 2024 | began showing at The Grovewood Gallery in Asheville, N.C. That same year, I joined Able Trade in the Old City and became part of the maker community. Today, I make one-of-a-kind pieces, mostly in a modern version of the Arts & Crafts style, incorporating unique details, including sculpted features that take the designs in a unique direction.
