About Flotsam
Flotsam was born from a desire to create something from furniture found on the streets of Boston, destined for the landfill. The wood I use in all my projects is "sourced" from the sidewalk, construction/demolition leftovers, woodworking shop scraps, and friendly neighbors. If you have some old wood furniture or wood scraps laying around that you'd like to get rid of (or better yet, if you'd like me turn to it into something specific), contact me with details. Paint and nails are fine, as long as it's solid wood in salvageable condition. Handling scrap wood brings a host of new problems to solve, which adds a fun, creative energy to the artistic process of woodworking.
I've been woodworking off and on my whole life, learning most of what I know from my father in Virginia. In Boston, I worked for a short while as a part-time assistant teacher at the Eliot School in Jamaica Plain, and more recently I've helped out at Cannon Hill in Egleston Square, Roxbury. In the spring of 2020 I took a hiatus from my ten-year career on oceangoing research vessels to focus my energy on woodworking (and to explore maritime opportunities in Boston Harbor). I am now working out of a private two-car garage in Jamaica Plain and selling my work at the Shabby Rose in Norwood's Winsmith Mill Market.
I've been woodworking off and on my whole life, learning most of what I know from my father in Virginia. In Boston, I worked for a short while as a part-time assistant teacher at the Eliot School in Jamaica Plain, and more recently I've helped out at Cannon Hill in Egleston Square, Roxbury. In the spring of 2020 I took a hiatus from my ten-year career on oceangoing research vessels to focus my energy on woodworking (and to explore maritime opportunities in Boston Harbor). I am now working out of a private two-car garage in Jamaica Plain and selling my work at the Shabby Rose in Norwood's Winsmith Mill Market.
The Garage
