ABOUT

Sébastien is a winemaker and self-taught woodworker/artist based in Healdsburg, California. He became fascinated with furniture making and traditional joinery techniques through the works of George Nakashima and Shaker craftsmen. In the early months of the pandemic, he started experimenting with abstract carvings and has since begun to incorporate lathe-turned pieces into some of his sculpture. He cites Constantin Brancusi, Martin Puryer, and JB Blunk as sources of inspiration.
He works mainly with salvaged hardwoods from the area around Healdsburg (oak, walnut, madrone, bay). Nature and the wood itself inform his designs.