The carving of spoons, chopsticks and other utensils has been my livelihood since 1992. Their wonderful visual and wordplay possibilities have made standing sculptural spoons my signature item. I also make "diet spoon" necklaces, Lefse sticks, flatbread rolling pins, and butternut bead bracelets.

I gather wood for my spoons and utensils from yard, orchard, roadside, surrounding forest and my secret goldmine: the Lanesboro brush dump. Most of my creations are made from local native and ornamental species. Odd logs and blocks of exotic wood arrive occasionally from afar, thanks to friends with a good eye for bits of comely wood in need of a second career.  Seasonally, I sell produce from Oz, where my wife Peggy and I garden between the trail and the river one mile east/North of Lanesboro.  You can find me there most early mornings.

I look forward to your  shop or garden visit.  Bon Appetit!