About the Artist

Christie Ellis - Phoenix Feather Woodworking

For over 20 years, I've made a career out of solving problems through design: starting in graphic design, moving into website design and UX, and eventually leading design teams. What I've always loved most is the problem-solving: taking something complex and shaping it into something that works.

Six years ago, I found a new way to do that: building with my hands instead of pixels. Woodworking gave me the physical version of everything I loved about design: geometry, proportion, problem-solving, and creativity, but suddenly I could hold the result.

I build everything from small stools to barn doors and desks, but what I love most is wood art - pieces where the wood itself gets to be the whole point. Every piece I make is one of a kind, and none of them are perfect. You'll see brush strokes, knots, and small imperfections in my work, and I leave them there on purpose. That's not a flaw to me - that's proof a real person made it, not a machine.

Hand crafted with wonder and imagination isn't just my slogan, it's the whole point. I want you to feel that in every piece - the hours, the care, the choices only a human hand makes. I'm just getting started, and I can't wait to see where this craft takes me next.