The Journey . . .
Started my journey well over 30 years ago in the family painting business, but my heart was always in making things with my hands and I used to restoring and making furniture on the side. Over the next 30 years I was able to branch out into more building and renovation work as time went on. Being able to build and use my hands was always something I took great pride in and always strived to look after my clients and help achieve the best quality of work for them.
8 years ago on my way to work I was hit from behind by a texting driver, while I was parked in traffic on the highway. This was the start of a new journey in my life, I ended up with a damaged spine and loss of feeling in my arms and legs which required surgery with 6 discs damaged with a severe spinal injury, I was no longer able to work again in the job I loved. Five years later I received my first surgery then 2 years later I received my last three surgeries I needed to move forward with my life, I finished my rehab at the end of 2020 and I was asked ' what I would like to do with my life moving forward ' I new for my mental health I needed to find something that I loved to do again to help me out, and only one thing came to my mind “woodwork”
Where am I today ? Well so what started as a small hobby to help my mental health has slowly grown into something amazing, being able to work again with my hands and make things for people has been a dream come true. I am loving learning new skills and allowing my artistic side to run wild has been inspirational, taking an old dirty bit of timber and be able to transform it into a piece that becomes a cherished item in someone’s house, means the world to me.
So let me invite you to join me on my journey and lets see were this new path in life goes.