I design and build privately commissioned contemporary custom furniture for individual clients and designers from my workshop in San Diego, Ca. Having studied traditional methods of furniture-making and classical marquetry with some of todays modern masters, I am able to combine beautiful materials, premium craftsmanship and a touch of artistry to create custom furniture of the highest caliber. I attempt to fill the basic need for functional objects with creative detailed work far exceeding expectations.

In recent years my furniture has won numerous Best Of Show and 1st Place Awards in regional and national exhibitions including Best Of Show at the 2007 International Design In Wood Exhibition and Best of Show at the 2007 Artistry In Wood Exhibition at the Sonoma County Museum of Art for two contemporary marquetry embellished furniture pieces. More recently my Art Deco Chess Table won Best of Show at the 2009 Artistry In Wood Exhibition.

For the past few years I have been incorporating marquetry imagery in the form of flowers, branches and animals into select pieces of my furniture. Enhancing my furniture with subtle floral ornamentations allows me to combine the structural geometry of a man made object with the asymmetry of nature represented in flower and leaf patterns and motifs. I see the addition of decorative marquetry as a doorway into unique and exciting visual forms and more creative freedom.

Another side of my work explores the highly formal furniture of the 1920’s Art Deco era, primarily work by the designer Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann. The creation of custom furniture true to the Art Deco style requires tremendous focus and discipline and is a welcome change from the more relaxed floral decorations of my marquetry furniture. To build my Art Deco furniture I bring together luxurious materials, outstanding finishes and precise highly refined veneer work.

Client involvement has been key to my work from the very beginning. Many clients commission marquetry furniture with very specific ideas in mind for the floral arrangement and its composition. Others prefer to leave me a bit more creative space to explore and see where it leads. I appreciate both methods and each brings interesting challenges to my work. Often designing furniture that fulfills the desires of the client allows me to build pieces that I might not otherwise have had the opportunity to create.

RESUME

Selected Publications
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San Diego Home and Garden Magazine, February 2012
North County Times, Jan 2012
Woodwork Magazine (cover), Winter 2012
Woodworker West Magazine, Jan/Feb 2012
Australian Wood Review Parquetry Article, January 2012
Artisan Furniture: Bespoke, Studio and One-of a Kind, 2012
Escondido Magazine, Winter 2011
Woodworker's Journal, December 2011
Cabinetmaker+FDM, September 2011
Woman's Day-Remodeling and Makeovers, Feb 2011
Woodworker West Magazine, March/April 2011
Fine Woodworking Magazine, Chessboard Article, June 2011
Blanket Chests Book, Spring 2011
Fine Woodworking Magazine March/April 2011
San Diego Home/Garden Magazine, February 2011
Australian Wood Review Profile, September 2010
San Diego Home and Garden Magazine, October 2010
Australian Wood Review Marquetry Article, September 2010
Fine Woodworking Magazine, Inlay Article, Jan/Feb 2011
Fine Woodworking Magazine, Slideshow, December 2010
500 Cabinets by Lark Books, Summer 2010
Fine Woodworking Magazine, Veneering Article, April 2010
Woodworker West Magazine January/February 2010
Wood Art Today 2, Summer 2010
Romantic Homes Magazine, September 2009
Woodwork Magazine, Spring 2009
Fine Woodworking Design Book 8, Summer 2009
The Marquetarian, Spring 2009
Studio Furniture - Today's Leading Woodworkers, Fall 2009
500 Tables by Lark Books, Summer 2009
Fine Woodworking Furniture, 2008
Fine Woodworking Magazine, November/December 2008
San Diego Home and Garden Magazine, October 2008
The Marquetarian, Autumn 2008
Woodshop News, September 2008
San Diego Home and Garden, Interior Design Guide 2008
San Diego Union Tribune, July 1st, 2008
Woodworker West Magazine, July/August 2008
Woodworkers Journal eZine Profile, June 2008
The Woodworker's Illustrated Encyclopedia, Fall 2008
Woodworker West Magazine Profile, May/June 2008
Woodwork Magazine, March 2008
Art Buzz, The 2008 Collection
San Diego Home and Garden Magazine Profile, March 2008
The Marquetarian, Winter 2007
Crafts Report, November 2007
Woodworkers Journal Online, November/December 2007
Woodshop News, September 2007
Fine Woodworking Magazine, July/August 2007
Woodworker West Magazine, July/August 2007
Woodcraft Magazine, Fall 2007
Woodwork Magazine, August 2007
Furniture Studio 5 'The Meaning of Craft', 2007
FDM Online, Jan 2007
Woodcraft Magazine, Jan 2007
Woodworker West Magazine, November/December 2006
Woodwork Magazine, December 2006
CabinetMaker, November 2006
Wood Digest, October 2006
Modern Woodworking, October 2006
Best of California Artists, 2006
Woodworker West Magazine, July/August 2006
Woodworker West Magazine, July/August 2005
Woodshop News, September 2005
Fine Woodworking Online, Sep/Oct 2001
Woodworker West Magazine, July/August 1999

Professional Affiliations
Baulines Craft Guild, Master Member
San Diego Fine Woodworkers
Sonoma County Woodworkers Association
The Marquetry Society

Patents
US D499,320 S Self-Adjusting Pliers

Selected Awards
2011
1st. Place Furniture Division, Craftsman's Challenge, 2011
2nd. Place Veneering/Marquetry, Design In Wood, 2011
4th. Place Veneering/Marquetry, Design In Wood, 2011
2nd. Place Professional Category, Design in Wood, 2011
Excellence In Finishing, Fine Art Woodworking Show, 2011
2nd. Place Art Furniture, Fine Art Woodworking Show, 2011
4th. Place Art Furniture, Fine Art Woodworking Show, 2011

2010
Best Furniture Piece, Sonoma Artistry In Wood, 2010

2009
Best Of Show, Sonoma Artistry In Wood, 2009

2008
1st. Place Traditional Furniture, Design In Wood, 2008
Master Woodworker Award, Design In Wood, 2008
Award of Excellence, Sonoma Artistry In Wood, 2008
2nd. Place Furniture, Fine Art Woodworking Show, 2008
3rd. Place Furniture, Fine Art Woodworking Show, 2008
3rd. Place Veneering/Marquetry, Design In Wood, 2008
Juror's Choice Award, Fine Art Woodworking Show, 2008
Honorable Mention, Fine Art Woodworking Show, 2008
Honorable Mention, Design In Wood, 2008

2007
Best Of Show, Sonoma Artistry In Wood, 2007
Best Of Show, Design In Wood, 2007
1st. Place Veneering/Marquetry, Design In Wood, 2007
2nd. Place Veneering/Marquetry, Design In Wood, 2007
Honorable Mention-Furniture, Craftsman's Challenge, 2007

2006
1st. Place Cabinetry Division, Craftsman's Challenge, 2006
1st. Place Veneering/Marquetry, Design in Wood, 2006
1st. Place Finishing, Design in Wood, 2006
2nd. Place Professional Category, Design in Wood, 2006
Best of California Artists, Furniture Division, 2006
3rd. Place Mixed Media, Dimensions Show LJAA, 2006
Honorable Mention-Furniture, Craftsman's Challenge, 2006

2005
1st. Place Finishing, Design in Wood, 2005
1st. Place Professional Category, Design in Wood, 2005

2002
15th Annual Best of What's New, Popular Science 2002

2001
3rd. Place, Design in Wood, 2001

1999
Master Woodworker Award, Design in Wood, 1999
Honorable Mention, Design in Wood, 1999

Education
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University
Advanced Marquetry and Veneering with Paul Schurch
Hand Applied Finishes, College of the Redwoods
French Marquetry with Patrick Edwards
Compound Bending with Brian Newell