OBJECTS FOR EVERY DAY

A round wooden cutting board with circular cutouts, placed on a gray surface, holding fresh radishes with green leaves.
Two halved oranges, a kitchen knife, and a wooden cutting board on a round glass table with a patterned green rug below.

Craft is art that you can hold in your hands.

Wooden box made by Toryn Black, woodworker, box is made of walnut, ambosia maple with moon phase inlay vertical on the top. Box is laying against a rock in front of still water
Ambrosia maple wooden box with finger joints and a walnut lid with a moon cut out on top. Box made by woodworker Toryn Black

Each piece is handcrafted in Western North Carolina to inspire daily rituals like drinking tea, cooking, or organizing into meaningful moments.

Person spreading orange marmalade on a piece of cracker on a wooden cutting board, surrounded by sliced crackers, a bowl of sliced kiwi, a small jar of orange marmalade, and a glass milk bottle with a cardboard carton inside, with a black and white p
Gourmet cheese, crackers, grapes, and wine jam on a rustic wooden serving board.

Objects for everyday use like end-grain cutting boards, charcuterie boards, tea light holders, wall mirrors, keepsake boxes, and wall cabinets.

Various wooden cutting boards and decor pieces arranged on a wooden table against a stone wall, including a skull with antlers.
A wooden table with a patterned center, a garlic bulb placed on the top left corner, a checkered cloth on the bottom left, and a pair of salt and pepper shakers on the top right.

These handmade objects play with symbols of the moon, eclipse cycles, and star patterns. Using the natural graphics of the wood, the contrast of sapwood and heartwood as design elements to explore themes of contrast and transformation. Each piece balances utility and symbolism.

Wooden house-shaped shelf with multiple compartments, isolated on white background.
Wooden chalkboard with an arched top, featuring nine circular cutouts along the top edge.

Crafted with care in my shop in Hendersonville, NC.

A wooden tray with a bowl of strawberries on the left and a chunk of blue cheese on the right, set on a dark countertop.
Top-down view of a wooden table with a bowl of strawberries, a clear glass cover, and a gold-colored cocktail stirrer.

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