I am a British artist making individual pieces of furniture that aspire to bring the organic life of trees into the home. My primary tool is kanna, the Japanese hand plane, which allows the lively forms and textures of wood to speak most directly.  I learnt to use this tool during a traditional apprenticeship under master craftsman Toshio Tokunaga in Japan.  After studying for a BSc in Psychology, I made a bicycle from bamboo and embarked upon a pilgrimage to the East. Cycling to Bosnia, hitchhiking to Istanbul, and flying to India. This led to working for a cabinetmaker in Hawaii before arriving in Japan. On return to the UK in 2017 I established Tatara Workshop, a studio near Bristol that crafts diverse pieces of artwork and furniture.  I am currently undertaking an MA at The King’s School of Traditional Arts in London which has given me space to discover some of the local traditions of the British Isles, both visual and poetic.