About the Artist


Born 1953 Dallas, Texas. David has lived in Texas, Costa Rica, Guatemala, North Carolina, and, since 1972, the Chicago area. In 2003, he relocated his art & furniture studio to the rural countryside just northwest of Chicago.

Since college David has made a full-time living designing and crafting furniture and sculpture of wood and metal. He has been making cremation urns, too, since 2001.

 

Orth Furniture
Visit David's furniture & sculpture website.

The Riddle of Craft
(Some ideas on craft & life - an essay
for Far West Editions.)

Cape Ann Double Kayak
Built with the help of apprentices John Gervase, Bob Goodall, & Timothy Roseth.