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Unusual juxtapositions of color.  Odd proportions.  Repetition and geometry. Niches and portals.  Always functional.

I believe that the furniture you surround yourself with should reflect who you are and what you believe.  I believe that my clients indeed see life a bit differently than most people.

To me, working as a furniture-maker is really not at all about the furniture: it's about what the furniture does to the space, and to the people in the space. My upholstered benches and settees encourage sitting and conversation.  My cabinets, on the other hand, afford a more personal and interactive experience between client and furniture.

Combining the best of traditional joinery and contemporary woodworking techniques, I start with a basic form and overlay the silhouette of a classic furniture design. When evening falls and bells and buzzers cease, I distort the proportions, accentuate the curves, cut the portals, and add compartments and niches. The piece is completed with the application of "preposterous" elements: handcrafted and antique finials, wooden shoes, glove forms... absurd items encountered in my travels.

Good fortune allows me to live and work in our turn-of-the-century brick distillery with abundant space to design and build. Creativity peaks between midnight and 4am for both me and my photographer-husband Dave (www.VibrantImage.com).

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