A Craftsman's Quiet Work

Luc is a craftsman, a wood-worker handcrafting one of the most intrinsically meaningful and emotionally laden objects any of us will ever purchase: a coffin for a loved one.

Luc’s mission is not just making coffins, his values are centered in environmental activism.

Reclaiming “trash” beetle-killed pine wood, and giving it a new purpose: to become a beautiful, biodegradable coffin that is a vehicle to carry the departed from this world, and back into the dust from which we all came.

The first shoot lasted two days, letting me record the whole process from rough boards to finished coffins. His Old Town workshop is its own world; sawdust hanging in the light, the steady rhythm of hand tools, the smell of pine. The blue stains tell the story of the tree. The images of Luc’s quiet work tells the story of his mission.

Watching him work felt almost meditative; every cut and joint showed years of quiet practice, fueled by his higher purpose.