Working with wood is a wonderful experience. I look at and into the piece of wood to find the beauty hidden within.
Nesting Boxes
Working with native woods is an enrichening experience with an element of upredictability to it akin to my pottery making. Found locally, my raw material consists primarily of wood obtained from native trees that have died by natural processes such as lighting, drought, flood, disease, and so forth. All of these processes, combined with the sometimes-harsh West Texas climate, have their effects on the trees, creating incredibly beautiful colors, shapes, and patterns. This beauty is not visible, but through a deductive process-that is, by peeling away layer after layer, it can become visible. My role is this process is simply to reveal the beauty created by God.
Keepsake Box
Each Cross is hand rubbed with oil to bring out the natural beauty of the grain.
