How would you describe your style? That's tough! I try not to adhere to any style and make work based forms I'm interested in exploring at the moment. I like to say my work is American - because it draws on so many influences.

Do you remember the first thing you made? Probably making model cars with my dad as a kid in Texas.

Before I started making I… I've always made things. Before furniture, my focus was visual art - I made large scale collages, sculpture and drawings.

If I weren’t a maker I’d be... I'd be making something other than furniture - probably landscape architecture.

Favorite quote or words to live by: Keep working.

If I could run away I’d go… I'd probably run away for a week with my partner, Maggie, to the Chinati Hot Springs in West Texas.

What would be on your maker’s soundtrack? Probably a mix of the following: Terry Allen, Merle Haggard, Neil Young, Tyler Childers, Miles Davis, Colter Wall, and John Prine.

What’s your favorite movie? Tie between Lonesome Dove and The Godfather

Last book you read? Cloudbursts by Thomas McGuane

What would your last meal be? It would be a Tex-Mex feast - chips and salsa, queso, and a simple combination plate.

Favorite scent? We have a Sweetbay Magnolia next to our pond that blooms from June through August. They aren't really supposed to grow this far north, but it's thrived long before we moved in. It has a unique citrus scent that smells like summer to me.

Favorite flower or tree? My favorite tree is a Live Oak.

Favorite artist? Robert Smithson and Joseph Beuys

What do you see outside your bedroom window? The Catskill Mountains and a small peach orchard.

Where did you grow up? Just south of Fort Worth, Texas.

Favorite time of day? Dusk when the sun sets over the Catskills.

Favorite podcast? Lately, I've really been into Alec Baldwin's "Here's The Thing". It's got an old-school New York vibe I think might be lost forever.

What are you most thankful for? My healthy family and that I get to go to work everyday and use my hands.

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