I am a furniture designer/builder who has been building commissioned furniture and fabricating other artist's projects since 1986.  I spent two years at the California College of Arts and Crafts and one year at the College of the Redwoods Fine Woodworking Program.  I also attended the Program in Artistry at the Swain School of Design and did a residency at Leeds Design Workshop in Easthampton, MA.  I was fortunate to have studied with James Krenov, Alphonse Mattia, and David Powell, the previous generation of furniture designer/builders.  I have also worked as a carpenter, so am proficient at designing and building things. 

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Though I make many things with wood, my formal training included a wide variety of exposure to other materials and skills, including leather, ceramics, non-ferrous metals, book binding, boat building, and more.