I am a classically trained studio furniture maker who combines contemporary design sensibilities with the finest materials available to create unique pieces of decorative art. My love for woodworking began in high school. While attending Dartmouth College, I spent four years working in the Hopkins Center Woodworking Studio under the patient tutelage of Greg Elder and Dudley Whitney on projects ranging from traditional Alaskan snowshoes to a Shaker-style pencil-post bed. For my work there I was awarded the Heiman-Rosenthal Achievement Award in Creative Arts. After graduation, I served for four years as a cavalry officer in the United States Army including a 13 month combat tour in Iraq. Upon completion of my service, I enrolled at the North Bennett Street School in Boston, Massachusetts to pursue a career in furniture making. At NBSS, I learned the traditional hand tool skills and construction techniques that are the hallmarks of fine American furniture. This foundation of fine craftsmanship is reflected in my contemporary work where traditional techniques are combined with more organic, curvilinear forms to create furniture that is intended to last for generations. Today I work in Concord, NH creating custom furniture for clients throughout the United States.
