Lee: I was hoping to eventually weave my own canvas so that I could create something that was esthetically beautiful but also structural, that the canvas serves a physical purpose by holding the slats together but also that I was able to impart some type of design or concept on the surface of the canvas with how I choose to weave the fibers together.

I enjoy understanding a material from almost its, like, particle size, and if I know what mixture or the way I'm putting it together, then I must know it as far as possible or as deep as possible.

I guess similarly with fabric, like, if I can weave my fabric from the thread, you know, element, then I understand that fabric more.

The loom, I'm really using it as, like, a tool to understand how linear elements go together.

The repetitive action of pulling the front beater back and forth, to me, is really meditative.

There's something about this distance.

It's arm's length.

I'm able to move it forward and back, this beater, and every time I do that, I'm consolidating fibers to create fabric.

I will always embrace the fact that I came from studio art furniture because spending time with material, you realize you develop a relationship and you understand it so well.

I feel that the more you learn materials, the better informed your concept and designs are.