My goal is to share and celebrate the beauty of nature while increasing its abundance and preserving its character. I do this by recording images in paint or photography, or by making useful, beautiful objects using naturally abundant, or recycled materials.

I want the things I make to retain the character worked into them by nature. At the same time, they must be practical enough to replace resource and energy-intensive, mass-produced products. To this end, I use only materials that are abundant, that can be taken without harm and worked by hand, without harm to the environment. I work the material just enough to make it useful, then finish it with natural oil or water-based finish.