My work is currently in the medium of sculptural furniture, and also in music. I spend most of my time doing three things: designing and building furniture and sculptural pieces, teaching design at Lehigh University, and playing music, most often with friends. I do not restrict myself to one particular medium; I make drawings and objects of wood, I studied architecture, have worked in clay, studied dance, etc. This is both my strength and my weakness. I am not as good of a craftsperson as someone who spends all their time in one discipline, but because I am not restricted by medium, this gives me new ways of discovering and conjoining ideas.
This website includes work of different media and time frames, from early pieces to ones recently completed. In every instance, there are parts of each piece that allow improvisation during the building process. Unlike my architectural training, which demanded precise planning and restrictive drawings, my music and my furniture allow me to make use of in-the-moment inspirations, ones that sometimes succeed and sometimes fail dramatically. I value this kind of process, as well as the sense of community I’ve found in making music—I’ve also been working on some collaborative pieces in my visual work, as well. Visual work does not usually lend itself to this kind of process as naturally as music does, but every now and then, the right kind of collaboration presents itself.
This website includes work of different media and time frames, from early pieces to ones recently completed. In every instance, there are parts of each piece that allow improvisation during the building process. Unlike my architectural training, which demanded precise planning and restrictive drawings, my music and my furniture allow me to make use of in-the-moment inspirations, ones that sometimes succeed and sometimes fail dramatically. I value this kind of process, as well as the sense of community I’ve found in making music—I’ve also been working on some collaborative pieces in my visual work, as well. Visual work does not usually lend itself to this kind of process as naturally as music does, but every now and then, the right kind of collaboration presents itself.
