My design studio and workshop occupy about 3500 square feet in an old factory building in Keene, New Hampshire, a beautiful city in the southeast corner of the state. We are located about two hours drive from Boston. My family and I relocated here from the island of Martha's Vineyard in 1999. In 1996 I took on my first apprentice, Karen Ernst, who worked with me on-and-off for three or four years. Since that time I have had several apprentices/employees who have worked with me for varying lengths of time. In 2004 I decided go back to working alone for a while and get "re-focused". Then, in the summer of 2005 I took on my current assistant, Erik Scheuring, who graduated the year before with a BFA in Furniture from the University of New Hampshire. When asked to describe myself I vary between the terms designer, furniture maker, woodworker, and other equally accurate descriptions. My career has taken me on an uncommon path, blending the worlds of the artist's studio with the custom woodworking shop. Am I more artist or craftsman? That depends on when you ask me; usually I feel like a mix of the two (wearing my plaid flannel shirt over my black turtleneck). As a mark of recognition by my peers, I am proud to be an active, juried member of the New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association. NHFMA's mission is to advance the field of studio furniture as a professional pursuit, and to teach it to the next generation.
studio
My design studio and workshop occupy about 3500 square feet in an old factory building in Keene, New Hampshire, a beautiful city in the southeast corner of the state. We are located about two hours drive from Boston. My family and I relocated here from the island of Martha's Vineyard in 1999. In 1996 I took on my first apprentice, Karen Ernst, who worked with me on-and-off for three or four years. Since that time I have had several apprentices/employees who have worked with me for varying lengths of time. In 2004 I decided go back to working alone for a while and get "re-focused". Then, in the summer of 2005 I took on my current assistant, Erik Scheuring, who graduated the year before with a BFA in Furniture from the University of New Hampshire.

maker
When asked to describe myself I vary between the terms designer, furniture maker, woodworker, and other equally accurate descriptions. My career has taken me on an uncommon path, blending the worlds of the artist's studio with the custom woodworking shop. Am I more artist or craftsman? That depends on when you ask me; usually I feel like a mix of the two (wearing my plaid flannel shirt over my black turtleneck).

nhfma
As a mark of recognition by my peers, I am proud to be an active, juried member of the New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association. NHFMA's mission is to advance the field of studio furniture as a professional pursuit, and to teach it to the next generation.