I was born in 1983 in Dare County, North Carolina. Most of my life has been lived in the state, excluding stints in New York City and Florence, Italy. I was introduced to art and craft at an early age: my mother is a painter and art historian, my father a master furniture maker.

In 2008 I began working part-time in the shop with my father, Bill. The collaborative and artistic nature of the work inspired a newfound passion and I began my apprenticeship as a furniture maker. After several years with my father’s business, Caseworks, I took a job at Skram Furniture Company (Burlington, NC), where I built my first chairs. This began my ongoing inquiry into the practice of chair making. At Woodpecker Enterprises (Apex, NC), I was part of a team that fabricated and installed a large-scale millwork project to beautify a historic performance space on Duke University’s campus.

This work experience formalized the technical ability, attention to detail, and work ethic now crucial to my studio practice, designing and producing heirloom quality furniture.

In 2014, I struck out on my own, starting my own custom contract furniture business. Since then, I have been hard at work building fine custom furniture and custom cabinetry and enjoying life in central North Carolina with my partner, Alice, and our cats, Lulu and Oden.