Gary Knapp - Woodworker

I have done woodworking as an avocation for many years. Over the past year the planets have aligned
such that I now can devote my time to living my dream of being a professional artist/craftsman.

I was born in Wisconsin but moved to Colorado when I was 9. I went all through school in Colorado and then
moved to Maryland after graduation from Colorado State University. I returned to Colorado in 1989.
(As of May 2006 I will be a resident of Montana since my wife got a job at the
University of Montana in Missoula.)

I have degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science and worked in the corporate world.
In 2005 I joined the staff of the Kodaikanal International School in south India. During the three years
that I was there I taught physics, computer science, computer graphics – and woodworking. I was able
to acquire a lot of beautiful woods there and brought some back to incorporate into my woodwork,
Especially rosewood.

My other passion (besides building hot rod trucks) is the Arts & Crafts/Craftsman/Mission style of
architecture and design. I am able to incorporate traditional A&C motifs into my work while
also using some non-traditional contemporary techniques using multiple woods and other textures
from natural materials like ceramic or slate tiles.

Some of the tiles are hand produced reproductions of traditional styles which were popular during
the A&C period around 1900.