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Wood-burned art
Mountain landscape
A mountain scene burned into the grain of the wood.
Made in North CarolinaCraft and stories with roots
Built by hand.
Written with purpose.
I make wood-burned art and thoughtfully built objects that carry North Carolina history forward, while staying curious about the computers and tools shaping how we create today.
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01 / A short introduction
I work slowly enough to notice things, and carefully enough to make the details count.
My days move between wood-burning, woodworking, writing, and the digital tools that help ideas take shape. This is where those threads meet.
A little more about me ↗02 / From the workshop
Made to be
used and kept.
Wood-burned artwork and useful objects, made by hand in North Carolina. Each piece starts with a chosen board and a purpose.
Serving board
Bacon board
A playful kitchen board with hand-burned lettering.
Woodworking
Pig-shaped board
A shaped hardwood board with a little shop humor.
Reclaimed wood
Tobacco stick flag
Reclaimed North Carolina tobacco sticks made into a flag.
North Carolina
First in Freedom
A state-shaped sign with a burned-in local story.
Shop illustration
Pork cuts board
A kitchen reference illustrated directly onto the wood.
North Carolina series
Lighthouse study
A coastal landmark burned onto a shaped wooden board.
03 / About
Curious by default.
I’m the maker behind Tarheel Maker, working across wood-burning, woodworking, writing, and digital tools.
My work is rooted in North Carolina: its landscapes, working traditions, local stories, and the people who keep making things by hand.
Tarheel Maker
04 / The journal
Things I’m
thinking about.
A small blog about creative work, noticing the world, and finding a useful question inside a messy one.
The creative value of going somewhere else
A walk, a long train ride, and the ideas that only show up once you stop asking for them.
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A better relationship with unfinished work
Some projects need a deadline. Others need a little more time in the dark.
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