“Hatch” - Dissected Door Series

Private Commission

Oak Door Segment Wrapped with Oak Frame

14” x 12”

This project was a series of 5 total that I completed for a client in Santa Barbara. He and his family had just purchased an old home to rebuild and got rid of pretty much everything but the original giant oak door. Coming in at around 8’ tall, 3'“ thick and around 200lbs it was a beast of a door that he estimated to be around 100 years old. He wanted to incorporate the door into the new home in a creative way so he handed it off to me and let me do my thing! We ended up with 5 projects that you can see throughout my portfolio: “Open”, “Closed”, “Cellar Door”, “Hatch”, and “Heavy”.

“Hatch” and “Heavy” were the final two projects to come out of the door. They honestly ended up being my two favorite projects from the series because of the tiny details that came together under the guise of a simple design. When I look at these projects and think that they started as a massive old door and ended as these elegant little beauties it truly makes me stoked to do what I do. The door was created from scratch with love by a craftsman around 100 years ago. I hope they would approve of what their work translated into after its initial function was done!