heirloom treasure boxes
Cherish
dimensions: 16-½” x 5-¼” x 3″
materials: cherry, copper leaf, copper dowel
embellishments: bent lamination body, copper leaf on interior, sculpted lid with pyrography textures, gilded details and ebonized finish
the story
This funeral urn was created for a fellow woodworker at the request of his wife. I met her at his studio and picked through his wood stash and brought several boards home to consider as i designed his urn.
dad’s lap desk
dimensions: 17-¼” x 13-¼” x 6″
materials: reclaimed heart pine, walnut, ebony handle and pivots, leather
embellishments: big box joints, sandblasted texture
the story
For some reason I decided that my dad needed a lap desk. I imagined him sitting on the couch, able to pay bills or have a place for his tablet, then have a tidy way of hiding all of life’s detritus in a handy dandy box. Plus, I thought that a writing slope is a cool object that a gentleman should own.
toujours
dimensions: 3″ x 11-½” x 6-½”
materials: ash, sycamore, aluminum dowel
embellishments: steam-bent body, sandblasted texture on the exterior, silver leaf on the interior, sculpted and carved lid, ebonized finish
the story
This piece came about at the request of a client who asked me to make a box to house the ashes of a beloved pet. As I was designing I wanted the piece to reflect the love, comfort and companionship our pets provide and the ways they enrich our lives.
triptych boxes
4 ¼” x 2 ¾” x 2 ¾”, 5 ½” x 3 ⅜” x 3 ⅜”, 6 ¾” x 4 ⅛” x 4 ⅛”
materials: redwood burl, rosewood
embellishments: copper rod and copper gilding on the interior, pyrography and copper gilded accents on the exterior
the story
This piece came about at the request of a client who asked me to make him a box with the instructions to ‘go be creative.’ He rarely uses the boxes I make, instead preferring them to be adornments in his home.
triad box
12″ x 6″ x 5″
materials: reclaimed southern yellow pine
embellishment: sandblasted surface, sandblasted and charred bottom, lid and pull
the story
The Triad box was created at the request of a client who wanted a box made with lumber that was salvaged from a building in North Kansas City.
pyramid box
11.5″ x 11.5″ x 10″
materials: unknown burl, cherry
embellishment: hidden drawers, hidden compartment, mother-of-pearl inlay
the story
This box came about at the request of a client who asked me to make him a pyramid. The wood is a mystery burl from a veneer mill that had gone out of business about a decade ago.
octagon box
11″ x 11″ x 4.5″
materials: unknown burl, blistered big leaf maple
embellishment: live edge lid, burl inlay ‘dots’, aluminum dowel detailing
the story
This box was created at the request of a client who wanted an octagonal box made from two different types of wood that he had given me — blistered big leaf maple and a redwood burl.
frustrum
13″ x 7″ x 4″
materials: unknown burl, blistered big leaf maple
embellishment: live edge lid, mother-of-pearl inlay
the story
This box was created at the request of a client who recently had some lumber milled. He wanted something pretty to look at while I was working on a longer-term project for him. This is a design I had been wanting to try for awhile so I was pleased to have the opportunity to make it.
bubbly
13” x 7” x 4”
wood: quartersawn sycamore
embellishment: decorative ‘windows’, milk paint
the story
For me as an artist, the story behind a piece is almost as important as the piece itself. This is the story of how this sycamore box came into being…
innocence
13” x 7” x 4.5”
woods: mulberry, walnut
embellishment: pyrography, leather dye, tray
the story
For me as an artist, the story behind a piece is almost as important as the piece itself. This is the story of how this mulberry box came into being…
gravity
13” x 7” x 5”
wood: walnut
embellishment: walnut hinges, pyrography
the story
For me as an artist, the story behind a piece is almost as important as the piece itself. This is the story of how this walnut box came into being…