Mike Williams is a artist and craftsman finding beauty in everything around him. His woodworking centers on intarsia, the intricate art of piecing together individually cut pieces of wood to reveal a complete wooden sculpture. Since a young age, Mike developed an appreciation for craftsmanship and the natural world—two influences that continue to shape his life today.

Mike finds his greatest fulfillment at the intersection of woodworking and nature, translating fins, feathers, and fur into meticulously crafted art. Each piece reflects a reverence for the inherent beauty of wood—its grain, color, and character—assembled with precision and patience into compositions that feel both timeless and alive.

After a decade of working as a professional furniture maker in New Zealand, it was the wild landscape of North America that called him home. Now surrounded by white spruce forests of the Canadian Rockies, his relationship to wood deepened from material to muse.

When not working in the shop, Mike also pursues passions in wildlife photography and writing. He published a memoir, A Way Down Under in 2022. He resides in Bragg Creek, Alberta with his wife Alanna, and black lab, Yeti.