I am a Boston based furniture maker, and a member of Charlestown Furniture Makers collective. I work with clients in Massachusetts and beyond. I build custom furniture that will fit your home and style.
I hail from from Anchorage Alaska. In 2006 I came to Boston to attend Boston University. After finishing my undergrad degree I worked as a research tech in a Neuroscience Lab at MIT.
I've always enjoyed building and tinkering with things. After college I began taking upholstery classes in Boston. Eventually I decided I'd had enough of taking apart and reupholstering old chairs, I wanted to build a chair of my own.
I began taking courses at the North Bennet Street School. Within a year of that first class, I had enrolled in the full time Furniture Building course.
During my two years at NBSS I studied under the master craftsmen that teach there. I learned to cut dovetails, to veneer, to carve, to turn, and to shape. I studied construction techniques from period pieces, and got to study several pieces up close.
I built a variety of styles and types of furniture during my time at NBSS. I wanted to make sure I broad education that would serve me well both in contemporary design, and in reproducing historical pieces.
EDUCATION
North Bennet Street School, Boston MA
North Bennet: Cabinet and Furniture Two Year Program, February 2018
Three Month Furniture Making Intensive, September-December 2015.
Boston University
College of Communications class of 2010: BS in Film and Television
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Woodworking with hand tools: hand planes, chisels, gouges, scrapers, and turning tools.
Woodworking by machine: table saw, jointer, planer, bandsaw, router table, drill press, lathe, mortiser.
Upholstery: modern using foam and staples, traditional upholstery with horsehair, cotton and tacks.
Machine Maintenance: general maintenance for table saws, jointers, planers, mortisers, and bandsaws.
EXHIBITIONS
November 2016, Pawtucket Fine Furnishings
May 2017 Student & Alumni Exhibit-North Bennet Street School
October 2017 Topsfield Fair-1st Place in Clock Category
November 2017, Pawtucket Fine Furnishings Show
December 2017, Craft Boston Holiday Show
May 2018 Student & Alumni Exhibit-North Bennet Street School