Eric grew up in Vermont, where he developed a lifelong interest in natural history. After high school Eric spent several years working odd-jobs and traveling in Central and South America. In 2010 he enrolled at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington to study natural history and ornithology. At Evergreen Eric found his way to the wood shop where he explored arched instrument making and furniture making. After years of going back and forth between field biology and woodwork Eric accepted a residency at the Arbutus Folk School in 2017, where he studied the techniques employed in Windsor chair making and adapted them to the tools and materials available to him. In 2019, Eric apprenticed with Curtis Buchanan, a Windsor Chairmaker in Jonesborough, Tennessee and accepted a residency at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Eric lives in Charlotte, Vermont where he makes chairs and teaches chairmaking.