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Its spring, the prunus outside my window is in full blossom.

Krenov came here to New Zealand to run a few workshops in 1983.
There was a bunch of young woodworkers, unaware of each others existence or that you could make your living this way.

Jim was not much help with how we might earn a living.
Otherwise, he was deeply inspiring.

My thanks to his family for sharing him with us.
Peter Maclean, woodworker.

Nice work. So many of the pieces in this gallery are very designed and very finished and seem to come from somewhere else, which ,of course, they do.
As a 5th generation pakeha kiwi I am interested in what might NZ furniture look like?? The answers haven't been quick in coming, so I've thought its enough to just do what I do with eyes and ears open. Recently I thumbed through Betty Norbury's gorgeous book "bespoke", showing current british work. As I enjoyed it I thought "Is there any work in here that is similar to work I do?"
Well, yes, some pieces are.... so my work is connected to the western tradition
But also, no, there is nothing as simple, minimal, direct in its purpose as some of the work I do.
Your work is these things and more
Your work is quite raw.
Kumete touched me immediately