Dennis Hepler's love of wood is evident in each piece he creates. His love of wood started 35 years ago in the Redwood Forrest. Seeing the beautiful grain in long forgotten stumps and roots of Redwood, Buckeye, Myrtle and others.

Over the years he moved towards custom contemporary design. His distinctive signature is mixing woods in a simple elegant style that is guaranteed to become an heirloom to be handed down through the generations.

Dennis’ willingness to adapt needs with design makes his furniture functional art. He loves to collaborate with clients. Jon Voight designed the ABC cabinet in the illustrated children’s book he wrote and illustrated called Fimmer, The Other CabinetMaker. The picture is of a full size ABC cabinet built by Dennis, which he donated to the City of Hope Pediatric Ward. After their exam the children open the drawer with the first letter of their name and take out a prize for being a good patient.

Not only is Dennis a skilled master woodcrafter, he is an accomplished artisan in many media including painting spacescapes, custom metal chess sets, and wood sculpting.

He produced a program series called Painting Away the Pain for which he won a coveted Woody Award.

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