Wood Art made with all-natural hardwoods.
No Dyes. No Stain. No Paint.
hardwood beauty for a lifetime
Every piece starts as a drawing and ends as a wood-grain picture, with no dyes, stains, or paint. As a graphic designer and lifelong woodworker, I combine both passions in a medium you won’t find anywhere else: hand-drawn designs, cut,
shaped, and assembled from exotic and domestic hardwoods, sometimes hundreds of pieces in a single design.
My larger works are dimensional, built from woods cut to different depths so light and shadow bring the scene to life. I source my wood from small, family-owned mills, and no two boards are alike, so no two pieces ever are.
From statement art to card boxes, memory boxes, and mini art ornaments, every piece is made to be displayed and passed down.
Large Art Pieces
This piece is made from 9 different hardwoods - No dyes, No stains, No paint. Just the natural beauty of wood grains.
Red Cedar
Cherry
Hickory
Mahogany
Bubinga
Bolivian Rosewood
Paduk
Canarywood
Sapele
This piece has been treated with a high quality Walrus Tung Oil. If your home is extremely dry or this piece sits in direct sunlight, you may need to give it a little oil bath. A light coat is all it will need to bring your piece back to life.
Made with 12 different types of wood including: Aspen, Bubinga,
Bolivian Rosewood, Canarywood, Cherry, Mahogany, Maple, Paduk,
Purpleheart, Red Cedar, Walnut, and Wenge. No Dyes. No Stains. No Paint. No Ai.
This piece is made from 9 different hardwoods - No dyes, no stains, no paint, no AI. Just the natural beauty of wood grains. Made with 9 different types of wood including: Cherry, Hickory, Mahogany, Maple, Poplar, Walnut, Wenge, and White Oak.
Made with 9 different types of wood including: Ambrosia Maple,
Cherry, Mahogany, Maple, Red Oak, Walnut, White Oak,
Yellowheart, and Canarywood. No Dyes. No Stains. No Paint. No Ai.
Small Art Pieces
Made with 3 different woods - Cherry, Maple, and Walnut. This is a small, sturdy box that holds two sets of playing cards. Great for a den or playing card table.
This piece is made from 6 different woods - No dyes, No stains, No paint.
The leaves are Canarywood
The frame is White Oak
The female cardinal is Ambrosia Maple, Red Cedar, Walnut and Wenge
The male cardinal is Red Cedar, Padauk, and Wenge
The design on the side is Padauk
The box itself is solid Walnut
This 11×14 piece is made from 7 different woods - No dyes, No stains, No paint.
The petals are Cherry
The stem is Hickory
The leaves are White Oak
The center is Walnut
The background flowers are a mix of Sapele and Mahogany
The Sky is Maple
This piece is made from 8 different hardwoods - No dyes, No stains, No paint. Just the natural beauty of wood grains.
Red Cedar
Cherry
Hickory
Mahogany
White Oak
Red Oak
Walnut
Sapele
Mini Art Ornaments
This 4×4.5 inch ornament is made of 4 different hardwoods. No Stains. No Dyes. No Paint.
Red Cedar
Walnut
Red Oak
Cherry
This 4×4 ornament is made with 4 Different woods. No Dyes. No Stains. No Paint.
Hickory
Walnut
Red Cedar
Sapele
This 4×4 Butterfly is made with 4 different hardwoods. No dyes. No stains. No paint.
Walnut
Red Cedar
White Oak
Maple
This Rooster on the Fence Mini Art Ornament is made of 5 different hardwoods. No Dyes. No Stains. No Paint.
Cherry
Red Cedar
Maple
Mahogany
Walnut
White Oak
Meet the maker
I’m not your average woodworker, and honestly, I didn’t set out to become an artist in wood.
My background is a mix: graphic designer, video editor, comedian, event designer, and years of building sets for theater. Different jobs, but they all taught me the same lesson: every great piece, like every great event, has to tell a story.
For a while I was making projects out of wood, but something was missing. It was craft, but it wasn’t art. Then one day I walked into a mill looking for wood for another cutting board and saw a rack of the most amazing colors, from deep reds and purples to golden yellows. It clicked: I can paint with wood?!
I didn’t need stains. I didn’t need dyes. I could showcase what’s already around us.
Now every piece starts as a drawing and ends as a wood-grain picture, built from hardwoods cut to different thicknesses, so the color you see is the wood itself. It brings together the designer’s eye, the set builder’s feel for depth, and the storyteller’s instinct that something should make you feel before anyone explains it.
I love this medium because every board has its own story, and because working with natural materials connects me back to the earth and away from a screen. If my hands are dirty at the end of the day, the day feels complete.
I only recently stumbled into this way of making art, and I can’t wait to see where it takes me. I’m glad you’re here for it.
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