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There is for me an inherent joy in creation, an inherent beauty in structure, an inherent
order in nature that fills me with wonder. It was this enthusiasm since childhood that led
me to the field of architecture as an adult. Unfulfilled at the drafting table I later took
up woodworking to satisfy my need to build and explore.
Beauty in material, how pieces join in forming a whole and the resulting proportions are what
inspire my work. I use machine tools for their speed and precision but reach for hand tools
to shape and sculpt a piece that can’t be done by machine. It is this handwork that gives
the final piece a fluid living quality. A successful piece should engage the senses and
increase one’s awareness. If what I make can be useful in function, inviting to the touch
and a pleasure to the eye it would of course bring me great joy and satisfaction.
Ray Saucillo - Woodworker
raymond@weepingwillow.info