Inspiration

My work, and where yours could start

Every photo here is a piece I built by hand in my studio. None of them can be copied — the wood, stone and moss decide that. But any of them can be the starting point for a piece that becomes only yours.

Make one of these mine

How this page works

These are all my own pieces — no stock photos, no borrowed images. Pick the one that speaks to you and we'll build in that direction: vessel, scale and feeling. Yours will be its own piece, because no two branches or stones are alike. Want to see work already installed in a space? That lives in the project gallery.

Preserved moss centerpiece with cedar spires and a conch shell

One of a kind — from my studio

Coastal forest centerpiece

Preserved moss, cedar spires and a conch shell — a piece that puts the ocean and the woods in the same bowl.

Long white trough of preserved moss and cedar in window light

One of a kind — from my studio

Window-length trough

A long, low trough sized to a sill or a mantel, built to whatever length your space asks for.

Blown glass bowl of preserved moss and driftwood

One of a kind — from my studio

Blown glass and driftwood

A clear vessel so the moss, stone and root are visible from every side. Best where light moves through the room.

Close detail of preserved moss, cones and trailing amaranthus

One of a kind — from my studio

Trailing amaranthus edge

Preserved greenery spilling over the lip of the vessel — softens a hard shelf or a sharp counter edge.

Large vessel packed with preserved moss on a reception counter

One of a kind — from my studio

Reception counter statement

A large-scale vessel meant to be the first thing anyone sees walking in. Scaled to the counter, not to a catalog.

Woodland herb hanger suspended in a kitchen window

One of a kind — from my studio

Suspended kitchen piece

A hanging branch form for a kitchen window — part sculpture, part drying rack.

Relic wood centerpiece in an entryway beneath framed art

One of a kind — from my studio

Entryway relic

One found limb, kept mostly as it was, set low beneath art in a narrow entry.

What goes into a piece

Hemp cord, raw stone, manzanita, sea urchin spine

Nothing here comes from a craft aisle. Every element is gathered, preserved and chosen one at a time — a branch with the right bend, a stone with the right weight, a spine the ocean already shaped. That's why no two pieces can match: the materials won't repeat themselves.

Hanging piece labeled with raw stone, hemp cord and sea urchin spine — Sea urchin spine, raw stone, hemp cord
A spine the ocean shaped, stones cradled in leather, hung on hemp. Each one hangs a little differently — that's the point.

Manzanita branch with rose of Jericho, labeled with hemp cord and raw stones — Manzanita branch and rose of Jericho
Pale manzanita holding preserved rose of Jericho. The branch is found, never carved to match a drawing.

Spiral of hand-cut and intact sea urchin spines with preserved moss, still in progress — Sea urchin spine spiral — in progress
Hand-cut sea urchin spines set alongside intact ones, laid in a spiral with preserved moss. This one is still on my bench — many pieces live here for weeks before they're finished.

Close view of driftwood and a red stone knotted onto leather cord — Driftwood and stone detail
Weathered driftwood, a red stone knotted into hemp leather cord — the joins are tied by hand, not glued.

Choose your materials Where it all comes from

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