Ashley and her family moved to Corvallis in 2017. Having left behind a community shop where she'd lived previously she began the long anticipated project of outfitting her own woodworking space in a small side room of their barn. It was around this time that she met Nathaniel, a fellow woodworker, who noticed that just on the other side of the wall from that small room was a 1,000 square foot space the family had no plans for. A collaboration was born. Once arrangements were underway to make that their shared shop they couldn't help but think how many more people could fit in it! And Highland Woodshop was born. 

Ashley is always looking for the next adventure and a buddy to do it with. She has a special love for the notion of home, in all its forms, and has fallen particularly for crafting furniture. She especially loves sharing the feeling that follows the completion of a newly finished wood piece with people in relationship who come in to the shop to build together.  Witnessing the communication and memory making that happens through experiential learning gives her immense reward.