74” x 39” x 24”

I remember my first experience with a textured back on a sofa. I was previewing the latest collection at Twentieth Gallery in Los Angeles. On display, was an elegantly quilted back sofa. It got me thinking… what else can you put on the backs of sofas? A whole new canvas arose in my mind.

Introducing…. the Block Couch. With removable upholstered blocks emerging out the back of the sofa, you can instantly enjoy an interactive furnishing that both young and old enjoy engaging with.

32” x 35” 54”

Introducing… The “Stairway to Heaven” chair!

This chair hosts a series of backrest pillows that shrink towards a vanishing point at the top. The user is then invited to rest their heads in the clouds while enjoying the view from the top.

75” x 30” x 31”

You know those ideas or tasks that often feel juuuust beyond your grasp but you can’t quite let rest. That was this project! The movement of conjoined triangles began intriguing me—how the shapes can morph and twist when pulling on one side or the other. How they can form a surprising topographical texture when sewn together. And it was always a mystery just how the shapes would move when combined. I - couldn’t - let - it - rest. I probably cut, secured and sewed over 100 triangles in the year of this project. And it stills feels wiley to me. Maybe you can sympathize with the heartache and joy of tasks that push you to the next level. Let’s not shy away from those pursuits even if it means we live a little untamed!

Introducing… The “Shapeseeker: Three Sides to Every Story” Triangle Couch! This couch holds sculptural amorphous shapes formed from conjoined triangles. Because every encounter should have a surprise waiting.

Buttons are used for so many purposes. They sound alarms when pushed, they secure clothing and purses when latched. They also break up a barren landscape.

Introducing the Button Couch! Scattered across the plain of white on this elegant couch are varied sized buttons. Are they securing structure or sounding alarms can only be known by the user. Take a seat and see!

41” x 22” 35”

What if we could all grow wings and fly? This was a constant obsession in my childhood. I’d imagine how much faster it would be when walking home from grade school. I imagined how thrilling it would be when lying on the couch peering through the window. I imagined how tempting it would be to race all the birds in flight.

As I’ve grown older, I’ve gained an appreciation for the landlocked nature of being human— while still intrigued by the experience of flight. For this reason, I created the “Winged Creature” Chair. With tension hings that hold the arms in position, the user can either choose to grow wings or enjoy the stationary position of a side table. Will you fly or sit still with your book and coffee? The decision is yours and, with this chair, tomorrow you can decide anew.

48” x 24” x 18”

My great aunt Myrtle lived to be 99 years old. She became a friend in the last years of her life—I grew to enjoy and value her company in the shared Scrabble games, the monthly trips to Costco for her monthly shopping list, and the festive Thanksgivings. Upon her passing, I gained a small pad of square papers. They weren’t sticky notes but you could tear one off to write yourself notes or lists or, in the case of my three year old daughter, funny little drawings. This pad of paper sat on my desk and often my daughter, Grace, would grab a sheet and draw how the world was represented to her. Lassoed friends emerged, sitting beetle children materialized, and sun-soaked conversation bubbles appeared. I held on to these loose sheets of paper. To me this progression represents a whole lifespan. Whole new dimensions are discovered from the imagination of children. However, these imaginations and discoveries are often secured through the wisdom and infrastructure of aged wisdom. We need both to be a healthy and dynamic society.

Introducing… “Myrtle & Me” Side Table! This table allows the viewer to peer at yourself—whatever stage of life you find yourself in—while enjoying a world of childlike play and imagination through hand embroidered drawings on custom fabric which is then upholstered on the side of the table.

50” x 18” 21”

Recently I learned that “apocalypse” can also mean revelation, or “revealing”. Always before I took any references to an apocalypse as a doom and gloom, end of time scenario. But there’s another side, even in the midst of trial and trauma, there can come a time for revealing and understanding.

Introducing… The “Apocalypse” Bench! Original drawings are printed on this custom velvet fabric to displace any doom and gloom and to instead invite us all into sharing and revelation.

45 1/2” x 23” x 26”

This was a design I couldn’t explain or fully understand in my head how it would work until I crafted a model with balsa wood. It was a model using skewers piercing through drilled blocks. This is also a design I would never have seen realized without the skilled craftmanship of Rick Dowden.

Introducing… the “Once Revealed” Block Table! With a tabletop of snug blocks, a surprise reveal is discovered as you remove a dowel to drop the block down exposing the space below. Will you create an every other pattern, create a diamond shape table top, write letters with the blocks? The possibilities are limitless and the creativity is yours to direct!

26” x 26” x 35” Chairs

10” x 50” Lamp

Illumination comes at surprising times and from surprising sources. Like the times when you wake in the middle of the night instantly remembering that name you were searching for earlier in conversation. Or like the times you find yourself strangely inspired by the back of a cereal box or graffiti along the road. I love these surprising moments of inspiration and illumination. To me it represents just how vast our world can be when open to new wonders and possibilities. In honor of these surprising sources of illumination, I decided to attach lights to the back of these chair and post of the lamp.

Introducing… “Illumination” Chairs and Lamp! Attached to the back of these chairs are LED lights controlled by remote control. And attached to the post are continued bulb forms. May the illumination grow in your living room too.

58” x 32” x 21” Coffee table

44” x 41” 21” Side table

This coffee table was one of my first furniture designs. With furniture design as a new interest and pursuit, I remember proudly sketching it out to show my dad. Together we ventured into the world of furniture design construction. He bought special tools and we attempted on the span of one Christmas vacation to craft this table from scratch. Whether it was the time constraint or the trick of the angled joints, the project was never finished and my dad has since passed away. I hold the memory of this table fondly as an example of those people who come alongside to support you in your dreams. May we each find such a companion for the journey.

Introducing… “Across the Divide” Coffee Table! Many years later and many thanks to the excellent craftmanship of Rick Dowden, I’m happy to present a coffee table that serves as a bookshelf as well as a coffee table. The cross beams create an elegant flow of the eye as you peer from the top down. Practical in use and elegant in structure.