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Stories behind the project
Notes from my public presentation.
Heirloom furniture customized for your life
I design and build handmade furniture and home decor out of sustainably harvested Minnesota hardwoods. Alongside this, I write about working in the crafts.
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Crafting gifts & building community
Next week I'm giving a brief presentation and showing the items I made for my first-ever grant-funded project.
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Sawmill narration
Notes on cutting up a Cherry log at the sawmill. Learning to cut for quarter sawn. Trade offs.
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Discovering the beauty in imperfection
I was thinking about the evolution of projects from the wood shop to the house. Sometimes it starts with big, hulking slabs that have to be patiently tended—bark stripped away, surfaces planed, edges straightened. It's a dance figuring out what to remove and what to preserve.
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Passion, struggle, and carving out a place in craft
It is a gift to get to choose to do this work. Struggling is part of the payment for that gift.
