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My work incorporates bent laminations of the finest veneers from around
the world, with turned burls from throughout North America. Pieces include pedestals,
tables, cabinets, seating, lighting and sculpture. Pedestals are topped with fine
marble and polished stone. Table tops are wood or glass. Each piece is original and
one-of-a-kind.
Later I decided to look to other artistic works rather than furniture design for ideas. I had always been intrigued by the geometric abstraction of Cubist and Futurist painting. My own style began to emerge as I started to incorporate ideas from these paintings into my furniture designs. Ideas from pieces that I did at this time became the elements that now make up my own style. Recently I have become more intrigued with the material itself. I have been incorporating many types of burls and exotic woods into my designs. The contrast of the rough surface and unusual grain of the burls against the refined elements of my designs, I believe, has created some of my best work so far. |
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Over the past twenty years many designers and styles have influenced my work. My first
experience with furniture making came in 1976 with a job in a Santa Fe furniture shop,
making Taos style furniture. After this experience I studied furniture design at Iowa
State University and at the Rhode Island School of Design. During these years, influences
included the furniture of Danish Modern, the Arts and Crafts Movement, Art Deco, Art Nouveau
and Memphis. These varied experiences and influences gave me a strong background and a good
starting point in developing my designs.