Jewelry Armoires In Cherry
This jewelry armoire was made using a single panel of cherry composed with respect to the wood graining. Inset wood butterflies were used to mend the cracks in the wood. Front door was hand-coopered to give it curvature, and the casework was hand dovetailed. The stand was joined employing wedged thru-tennons. Designed can be customized. I specialize in customizing the interior of these armories to suit an individual's needs. Drawers can be built according to the depth of certain pieces - for example, an extra-wide bracelet - and are custom lined by my wife, Carol. We also do ring pillows and carved hooks. Pictured here you see eight drawers and two sliding trays that are lined in velvet with small, wooden hooks for hanging necklaces.
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Your treasure as the tree’s last story . . .
TEN YEARS AGO, I moved my family off the grid to an 80-acre homestead in the woods of northern Wisconsin. It was always a dream of mine to build from trees that I knew personally. You might wonder what a person can learn from a tree. You’d be surprised. Bullet wounds, lightning strikes, knot-holes and rain damage - I build around the stories I find in the wood, to honor the character and graining of every board.
IN BOTH MY WORK AND DAILY LIFE, I am drawn to the patient tradition of hand tools, the harmony of glueless joinery, and the soulful approach of the Japanese. As a self-taught woodworker with a BFA and a background in studio arts, I look to this live material for guidance, because I believe a useful object can be art. I am known for the complexity and integrity of my joinery. I believe that if you can see how the piece holds itself together, how the separate components cooperate, then joinery serves as both function and ornamentation. Because we live with a conscious effort to conserve electricity and resources, I employ as many hand tools as possible. Working this way in my opinion also produces the most structurally sound and aesthetically beautiful results.
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