Artist Bio

Dave Gagnon’s craft is essentially and organically an art of preservation that ignites curiosity and stimulates conversation.  His art– simultaneously simple and sophisticated are as beautiful and unique as the trees and the layers of stories behind them.

As a woodworker the most thrilling part of his creative process begins at the natural setting of his trees– whether it’s somewhere deep in Waimea Valley of the North Shore or at a yard in Manoa,  Dave’s mindfulness during this initial stage of sense of history and place stirs possibilities of what may become, but more importantly, it sparks gratitude that inspires him to build, in the most authentic representation, beautiful pieces of functional art that people can appreciate for many generations.