Artist Biography

For most of his adult life Andy Pitts’ passion has been designing and making fine furniture. During a 30-year career as a Naval Officer he spent years at sea aboard ships, but when home he taught himself the woodworking craft.

He and his wife raised two daughters and moved the family (and workshop) many times, field testing the durability and timeless appeal of his designs. In 2002, he built his workshop in Heathsville, Virginia so he could pursue his passion full time as a studio furniture designer/maker.

Using mostly local native woods he harvests and mills himself, he makes fine contemporary hardwood furniture with impeccable attention to detail. The hallmarks of his pieces are pleasing proportions, exquisitely matched grain patterns, exacting joinery, and meticulous finishing throughout. His furniture is fully functional, yet projects grace with a sense of peace.

Andy has a unique ability to bring out the full expression of wood with quality and clarity of construction, and he prefers collaborating directly with his clients to design and make the perfect piece for home or office. Andy is a juried Virginia Professional Artisan of the Artisans Center of Virginia, a Juried Artist of the Rappahannock Art League, and a member of The Furniture Society. His work has won a number of awards, and has been included in the book Studio Furniture: Today's Leading Woodworkers.