The Philosophy
Honoring What Came Before
I work with what nature leaves behind. A fallen tree, a piece of driftwood carried by the river, wood that once served a purpose but was set aside—each with its own history, waiting to be shaped into something new.
Woodworking is a balance between intention and respect. I shape the material, but I don’t erase the marks of time, weather, and the land itself. Every grain, crack, and texture is a reminder of where it came from. My role is to refine, not to erase.
Here in the Yukon, where nature sets its own course, I work with what it leaves behind, honoring its past while shaping something lasting. What I create is not separate from the land—it is an extension of it.
Wood Carries Stories, I Just Reveal Them
Each work I shape is a collaboration between my hands and the land that bore it. I don’t carve against the wood—I follow its lead. The knots, the curves, the markings left by time—these are not imperfections. They are the echoes of the land, the voice of the Yukon carried through the grain.
Respecting the Land, Honoring the Material
I take only what nature has already let go. No live trees are cut for my craft. Every creation begins as driftwood washed upon the shore, as a fallen tree returned to the earth, as reclaimed wood once given a different purpose.
This is not just woodworking. It is preservation. It is a way of honoring what came before by ensuring nothing is wasted. To craft in harmony with nature is to acknowledge that we are only temporary, but what we make—what we leave behind—can endure. Here, in the Yukon, the wild still holds its place, and my work is a quiet promise to keep it that way. And just as the land leaves its mark on wood, my hands leave theirs—shaping, refining, preserving.
The Mark of a Maker
A handmade creation carries more than function—it carries intention. In a world of factory-line perfection, my work bears the weight of time and touch. No two are alike. No two should be.
A machine can produce something flawless, but flawlessness is not the goal. A hand-hewn creation holds the rhythm of its maker. It carries warmth, presence, a soul. It invites touch, invites use, invites belonging.
A Creation That Grows With Time
A crafted work is not just something to be owned. It is something to be lived with. It holds the warmth of meals, the weight of stories shared in quiet moments, the presence of something that was made to last.
This is not just about shaping wood. It is about creating something real—something honest. It is about knowing that the best things in life are the ones that bear the marks of time and use, the ones that become more meaningful with every passing hand.
This is the essence of the Yukon—a place of resilience, of things built to last, of stories carried forward. A creation made with care, shaped by time, meant to last—just like the land that inspired it.