Dirt got his start in carpentry when his mom, Heidi, decided one big room was better than two little ones. The plan–a connecting wall they assumed (prayed) was non-load-bearing and her 8 year old son with a sledge hammer.

 

This adventurous start eventually brought him to Meeting House Furniture Restoration in Woodstock, Vermont, down to New York City, up to the Hudson Valley—where he spent 3 years working for Michael Robbins—and in 2020 back to New England, where he was granted a fellowship at the Center For Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockland, Maine.

 

Dirt left CFC with a line of home decor that launched Dirt Wood Brass and has been exploring the craft at his shop in Portland, Maine since.