At home with Mark in his wood shop...
Experience & Creativity
Several years ago everyone in our family got a cutting board for Christmas. The passion for woodworking grew and last year Crazy Grain, LLC. was born. Now you can get unique cutting boards, charcuterie trays, lazy susans, and coasters.
Process
Each piece is uniquely designed letting the wood tell its story. Mark creates functional patterned wood art. He lets the wood speak by combining various species of domestic and exotic woods glued together through a combination of face grain, edge grain, and end grain boards.
Most works have a symmetrical patterned style. Some of the patterns he enjoys making are diagonal rip, diagonal crosscut, offset and staggered, straight and pixelated.
What to expect
I create pieces you can enjoy for years to come. These are natural wood products that with care, will last a long time. Wood may have variations in grain, cracks present, slight curving to board, variations in finish, etc. All of my items are unique, handmade in Colorado, natural solid wood, and do not contain artificial colorings (only clear lacquer is used and wood glue). Many items I make may contain minor imperfections that are inherent in making wood products such as holes, splits, knots, chips, slight warping or twisting, etc. I like to call them birthmarks.