GARY  A. LEAKE

A woodworker whose passion is to search the countryside for a special  one-of-a-kind piece of timber, be it cherry (a favorite), maple, walnut or cocobolo, that has character, meaning highly figured, tigered, spalted, etc.) and turn it into a finely engineered and ultimately beautiful piece of furniture, so unique that it is considered a work of art. Gary's technique tends to be influenced by methods and styles of earlier times, using antique woodworking skills. Other influences include: Japanese joinery, Shaker and Colonial style furniture, Early American hand tool techniques and a natural finish look.

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Gary credits his Grandfather for nurturing what has become a keen appreciation for all things wooden. Many of Gary's antique woodworking tools and skills were inherited from this wonderfully patient master cabinet-maker. Moving to Whidbey Island in Washington State in 2000 proved to be even more tempting to expand his horizons and express his artistic talent. In pursuit of his passion, he spends hours and hours dreaming up ideas, and then searching for and finally finding that perfect piece of timber that he deems necessary for the creation of truly unique work of art. Each piece is stamped on the bottom side with the artist's name and the name or title of the piece.

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