“The good thing is to develop your habits and discipline and get a flow in the work so that it all makes long-term sense. There is no way of making it easy, though you can make some of it easier and most of it enjoyable by being friends with what you are doing. You learn more that way, and the work shows it. Which in turn helps to keep you going, without thinking about all the time and effort it takes: a large part of the battle is getting to the point where you no longer worry about the time and the work involved. Still for some of us it is too much. In the long run we can’t do it. This is understandable. And this is why, when we see a fine piece of cabinetmaking, we should look closely, and think about what it means, and remember that it is not just pieces of wood put neatly together, but a measurable part of an honest craftsman life.”
- James Krenov A Cabinetmakers Notebook

Our small family operated craft school will be reopening its doors this fall in a new location. The new school is located on nearby Keats Island not far from our old school and accepts just three students per term. The school will be that of a working school, where teacher and student work along side one another in a creative and supportive environment created specifically for our purposes.

When Jim and I first discussed the idea of a working school, the model was based on his years of experience as a teacher and his final thoughts on the craft. If you are interested in commissioning myself or one of my students from forty-one countries worldwide please contact me directly by mail.

Box 97
Gibsons, British Columbia
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