A lot of times people looking at my work will remark on how much patience I must have to make my pieces. For the record I would like to state publicly that I am probably the least patient person on the planet. I mean that seriously I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone with less patience than me. However when it comes to my work I think I always have in mind the vision of the end product, so the work I put in, as labour-intensive as some of it can be, is to me just the process I have to go through to bring my vision to life. I am extremely meticulous and detail-oriented and somewhat of a perfectionist, so the time I spend finishing and refinishing my pieces brings me a great deal of satisfaction. It has to look as close to the perfect as I can get it. Seeing something you dreamt up come to life in front of you using your own two hands? It’s like being an alchemist or a sorcerer. There’s something really magical about the process. I usually lose interest in a piece once it’s completed. I think the real reason why I do this is because I enjoy the challenge of actually producing the piece more than the piece itself.