"I don’t see discarded staves as diminished.  Instead, I envision and bring forth character and texture that only aging or use, even neglect can execute.  I’m certainly trying to make something pleasing.  But beauty is evolutionary as the wood frustrates and reveals.  As I work, the wood can reveal a sort of wisdom, illustrating the shifting expectations, abilities, and purposes we all come to know; that there’s both value in our experiences and hardships and renewal we can find within ourselves and others.”