This old Jeep Wrangler carried me from New Hampshire to California and a heckuva lot of places in between. Starting off as a soft-top rig that would freeze solid some nights but never stopped rolling forward. Over the years, just like me, it evolved — each new piece of wood I built into it told a story of where I’d been and where I was headed. What started as a little utilitarian space became teacher: it showed me how the right environment can shape a life, how craft can carve out not just shelter, but possibility.

It’s the lessons I learned from this little Jeep that I carry into my work today — creating spaces for others that don’t just house them, but shape their story, the way that Jeep shaped mine.