Over the years I have had the honor and privilege to
meet many really wonderful, original, gifted American
craftsmen and artists. Most of the time, unless you
are a devotee of retail craft shows, your chance to
see some of this work is limited to the galleries and
stores who buy them at wholesale, to retail to you regionally.
Many people go undiscovered, which is tragic when you
consider the pool of talented Americans out there.
In that vein, with a personal knowledge of and friendship
with some enormously talented folks out there, I have
decided to take this part of my website and devote it
to people you need to meet. I plan to show you a few
pictures of their work, and then send you off to their
website, where you can meet and chat with them personally,
and order directly from them if you wish. This section
will grow as these busy people have time to get pictures
to me. Many of these folks are closely, or loosely attached
to the garden and home decor industry. This is the crowd
who can tell you it is made in America, or designed
here.
The most important aspect is that they are your neighbors
and countrymen, and their creativity and design has
been the foundation upon which our reputation as a country
for outrageous and wonderful innovation is based.
So, as the pundits say, “Stay tuned”. This
section will just get bigger and better over time.
