Other Tables Tables in a variety of styles and sizes.
Natural Edges Furniture with an unmachined natural or "live" edge tends to connect us closer to nature. Mixing machined and natural edges creates a tension that encourages us to reflect on the role of nature vs. technology in our lives.
Marquetry and inlay are techniques of embedding one piece of wood into another to create a figure, like a leaf, flower or bird.
I often use marquetry or inlay techniques to communicate my vision for a work. I don't use the marquetry simply as an add-on embellishment but as a focal point for interpreting the work. The marquetry tells the story of what inspired me and what I hope inspires others.
Parquetry Parquetry is a geometric form of marquetry. I have used this technique as a means to explore and expand the interactions of light with figured wood, to explore optical illusions, and as a metaphor for life.