"Growing up in Hawaiʻi I always liked trees; I like to climb them, to hide in their shade on hot days, and whenever I can to work with their wood. Trees are trimmed or become windfalls after a storm, raw material for turning wooden bowls. I work with wood from trees introduced to Hawaiʻi by Polynesian settlers or others after Captain Cookʻs visit, that are found on the Windward side of Oʻahu where I live. I am inspired by the supple curves of traditional Hawaiian bowl forms, and by the endless patterns and forms that may be found inside the wood."