Not every piece of wood finds its way completely into a project and the off cuts are far too special to discard. So they are stored, waiting. Sometimes arboreal services will save trees from disposal, entrusting me with their care and then begins a dialogue with the tree. What is in you? How might I unveil your beauty? I have found that when the material has a voice which is included in the design process, the finished work is all the more wonderful. Often, when in the barn sorting through the wood, of my old acquaintances, the revisiting leads to fresh insights, and opens doors to yet - undreamed of possibilities, and in turn gives a new life to the wood.