I'm Lauren. I design and build my work from my home workshop in Norwalk, Connecticut.

I grew up around creative and resourceful people who figured out how to make or fix things. My mom and grandmother painted as a hobby, my grandfather was an engineer who turned to jewelry making and stained glass in his retirement, and I had an aunt who was a carpenter. I loved to draw, paint, sew, and make beaded jewelry.

When I discovered woodworking, and particularly the scroll saw, in my seventh-grade wood shop class, something clicked.

I could take an idea from my imagination, draw it, cut it from wood, and turn it into something I could hold in my hands. That year, with lots of help from my teacher, Mr. Adams, I designed and built my first wall-mounted jewelry display as a gift for my mom. She used it for the next 20 years.

It would be many years before I returned to woodworking. After college in Colorado and a career in finance, a career counselor encouraged me to revisit my love of woodworking. I bought a scroll saw and gradually built my workshop, reinvesting the profits from my work into new equipment and learning through trial and error. What began as a hobby alongside my career, and later while raising my two sons, eventually grew into a small business.

Along the way, I rediscovered what I'd loved about that seventh-grade class: starting with an idea and figuring out how to bring it to life.

Over the years, I've also come to appreciate just how good it feels to make things with my hands. I love getting so completely absorbed in a project that I lose track of time and everything else fades into the background. Whether I'm designing, building, or figuring out a new technique, there's something incredibly satisfying about being fully immersed in the process. My workshop has become one of my favorite places to be.

Today, my work is a mix of custom projects and small collections of my own designs. I enjoy collaborating with others, but I also love the freedom to experiment, follow my curiosity, and see where an idea leads. Having the freedom to express myself creatively through my work is something I truly value.