How would you describe your style? Brutalist, but in touch with my sensitive side.

Do you remember the first thing you made? A ceramic lobster in elementary school.

Before I started making I… I took things apart.

If I weren’t a maker I’d be... A rancher

Favorite quote or words to live by: Margaret Atwood: “You fit into me, like a hook into an eye. A fish hook, an open eye”

If I could run away I’d go… To a warm ocean where I could sail all year.

If you could collaborate with one person dead or alive who would it be? Francis Bacon

What would be on your maker’s soundtrack? Keith Jarrett, Grateful Dead, Arvo Part, John Cage

If you could learn a new skill what would it be? Engraving

What’s your favorite movie? The Big Lebowski

What is your perfect day? One that starts slow with a great espresso.

Last book you read? Baby You’re Gonna be Mine by Kevin Wilson

Favorite scent? The bark of a Ponderosa pine, it smells like butterscotch.

Favorite Flower or Tree? Manzanita

What do you see outside your bedroom window? A humming bird feeder and two 40’ tall pine trees.

What do you hear right now? Rain

Favorite podcast? Hidden Brain

Best piece of advice you have ever received? “That might look better upside down.”

Where did you grow up? Reno, NV

Favorite time of day? After the sun goes down.

What is your most treasured possession? My hands

What are you currently watching? The Durrells in Corfu

What are you most thankful for? Foundries, molten metal is magic.

To see more of Chuck’s work visit, www.chuckmoffit.com or Instagram @chuckmoffitfurniture

*Portrait by Dan Arnold