DOORS
Doors are treated here not as objects, but as architectural moments.
They mark transition — between public and private, exterior and interior, movement and pause.
Each is developed as a site-specific work, shaped by the scale of the building, the material language of the architecture, and how the threshold is meant to be experienced.
The carving is not applied.
It is integral.
These doors are conceived for contemporary buildings where restraint is valued and expression is deliberate.
Rather than competing with architecture, the work concentrates meaning into a single surface — allowing one element to carry emotional weight without excess elsewhere. The result is a quiet presence that reveals itself over time.
Material choice, proportion, and carving depth are determined in relation to light, approach, and daily use.
Each door is made to endure.
Materials commonly include western red cedar, hardwoods, and site-appropriate species selected for longevity and weathering characteristics.
All work is hand-carved and developed in direct dialogue with architects and clients.
Every commission begins with a simple question:
What should this threshold communicate?
Some doors are intended to signal arrival.
Others are meant to recede — becoming felt rather than noticed.
In each case, the carving serves the role of the door within the building, not the reverse.
SYLVAN HOUSE
Hand-Carved Cherry
Private Residence, Muskoka, Ontario
MAPLE RIDGE
Hand-carved and painted pine entrance with coloured and clear water glass — echoing Southern Georgian Bay forms”
Maple Ridge / pine entranceway - Private Residence
RAVEN & THE BERRY
Hand-Carved Mahogany and Stained Glass
Private Residence, Anchorage, Alaska
DANCING BEAR
Hand-Carved West Coast Cedar
Private Residence, Muskoka, Ontario
INTERIOR MASTER BEDROOM ENTRANCE
Private Residence, Mulmur, Ontario
Hand-Carved Mahogany