When asked, “What your most marked characteristic?”, York Shingle answers, “Unclear.”
That’s a bit surprising, because after three years of doing this questionnaire (this week is the anniversary!), I’ve never met anyone so comfortable in his own skin, so aware of who he is, so fully embracing of his identity. It’s as if an old soul lives in this young, self-assured man.
York is a cabinet maker who grew up in Santa Barbara and learned the trade from his dad; together, they are Shingle Wood Working. “Not many people have the opportunity to learn that craft, and especially to learn it from your dad,” York told me with a smile. He’s also taught Spanish and math.