My​ ​designs​ ​and​ ​process​ ​come​ ​to​ ​me​ ​as​ ​a​ ​conversation​ ​between​ ​material​ ​and​ ​form.​ ​​ ​Wood is​ ​alive,​ ​it​ ​breathes,​ ​it​ ​twists,​ ​it​ ​arcs​ ​in​ ​ways​ ​that​ ​only​ ​wood​ ​can.​ ​It’s​ ​got​ ​a​ ​will​ ​of​ ​its​ ​own,​ ​a personality​ ​entirely​ ​unique.​ ​​ ​I’ve​ ​been​ ​exploring​ ​the​ ​potential​ ​of​ ​wood​ ​throughout​ ​my​ ​life​ ​and have​ ​grown​ ​more​ ​enamored​ ​by​ ​its​ ​beauty​ ​with​ ​each​ ​experience.​ ​​ ​No​ ​other​ ​material​ ​that​ ​I’ve worked​ ​with​ ​has​ ​the​ ​warmth​ ​and​ ​life​ ​that​ ​wood​ ​has​ ​to​ ​offer.​ ​​ ​​ ​I​ ​use​ ​steam​ ​bending​ ​as​ ​a​ ​means​ ​of coaxing​ ​this​ ​material​ ​into​ ​forms​ ​that​ ​both​ ​satisfy​ ​my​ ​intent​ ​as​ ​a​ ​designer​ ​and​ ​the​ ​will​ ​of​ ​wood, finding​ ​a​ ​balance​ ​between​ ​the​ ​inherent​ ​structure,​ ​beauty,​ ​and​ ​potential​ ​that​ ​wood​ ​has​ ​to​ ​offer​ ​and forms​ ​that​ ​complement​ ​its​ ​characteristics​ ​and​ ​create​ ​a​ ​visual​ ​tension​ ​of​ ​form​ ​and​ ​possibility.​ ​​ ​In respect​ ​to​ ​this​ ​precious​ ​material​ ​I​ ​strive​ ​to​ ​use​ ​this​ ​tension​ ​in​ ​both​ ​a​ ​visual​ ​and​ ​structural​ ​way​ ​that allows​ ​me​ ​to​ ​create​ ​incredibly​ ​light​ ​forms​ ​that​ ​push​ ​the​ ​motion​ ​of​ ​each​ ​piece​ ​through​ ​the​ ​contrast of​ ​lineweight​ ​as​ ​each​ ​member​ ​moves​ ​through​ ​space,​ ​reacting​ ​to​ ​a​ ​set​ ​of​ ​parameters​ ​that​ ​I​ ​have set.​ ​​ ​The​ ​dynamic​ ​qualities​ ​of​ ​my​ ​work​ ​aim​ ​to​ ​compliment​ ​the​ ​life​ ​and​ ​character​ ​of​ ​this​ ​material in​ ​a​ ​way​ ​that​ ​embodies​ ​the​ ​continuing​ ​dialogue​ ​between​ ​the​ ​nature​ ​of​ ​the​ ​material​ ​and​ ​the application​ ​of​ ​form​ ​upon​ ​it.