Her ex left behind a special chiar emblematic of a kind of stubbornness. She told me, “it represents the brokenness of my ex.” I think it’s him. So, I treated it like a body, highlighting the scars.

rhino, fusion 360 (cnc toolpaths/machining), tormaq cnc, finishing (wood+metal).


Process

oak, custom brass repairs, 2024

Three felled Birch trees felled 40 miles away. An inquiry into environmentally cognizant, hyper-local furniture.

woodworking, joinery, lathe, tree felling, materials sourcing, hand tools, finishing.

Process

hyper-local black birch, 2022

Two early 20th century chairs from a Rhode Island beach house. Rather than re-caning the chairs, local sugar kelp welded together with bioplastic makes the seats functional again. This is a repair.

repair, biomaterials, re-caning.

Process

kelp, bioplastic, reed, brass, 2024

No-function robots inspired by fire hydrants spotted in the wild.

shop drawings, bridgeport mill, tap and die, micrometers, calipers, custom tooling, surface finishing, assembly techniques.

Process

A table for a patio.

woodworking, joinery, lathe, milling and processing, structures, hand tools.

Process