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Witmer Cinnamon Treasures Mixed MediaAmy makes cinnamon-scented beeswax ornaments using antique German chocolate molds, some of which date from Germany in 1884. She currently has one of the largest antique candy mold collections in the country. Cinnamon [...]
Hart Vigilance Forge Metal Since I was young I have always built things, anything I could get my hands on. The trouble was, many of the materials and tools that I had at my disposal broke easily [...]
John Williams Furniture I am a studio furniture maker from Greenbrier County, West Virginia. This work is above all about a reverence for the material, both for its stunning beauty and its tactile nature. It's furniture [...]
Linda Patrick Linda Patrick Studio Mixed Media Renowned Shenandoah Linda Patrick paints with sensitivity and a penetrating sharpness which is borne of loving her genre of painting and her chosen subjects. In detailed watercolors, one can [...]
Rezgar Mamandi Manna Pottery Mixed Media mannapottery.com
John Landis John Landis Cabinetworks Furniture Trained as an architect at the University of Virginia, John turned his attention to furniture building after becoming dissatisfied with the "hands-off" profession of architecture. John served a year-long apprenticeship [...]
Justin Kauffman Kauffman Fine Furniture Furniture The zenith of furniture design and style in America was the last half of the mid-18th century and early 19th century. The designs of that period were based on Greco-Roman [...]
Sandy Murray Hawkmoth Arts Mixed Media Sandy describes her work as drawing and painting with threads. She begins each piece with a basic pencil sketch of her idea. The design progresses as she works. hawkmotharts.com [...]
Benjamin Pittman Ben Pittman Knives Metal All knives are 100% handmade from start to finish with great care taken to create the best possible piece. While the cutlery may be considered a work of art, they [...]
Jared Lanham Refiners Forge Metal I am a blacksmith that focuses on using traditional techniques to shape and join metal. I enjoy making tools, hardware, functional decorative items, and designing one of a kind commissioned pieces. [...]
Susan Wolf Mixed Media My love for gourd art stems from my horticultural interests coupled with my desire to produce a functional as well as decorative product. To briefly describe my work, I pencil a design onto [...]
Bunny Switzenberg Waterford Landmark Artisan Bunny and John Switzenberg of Lancaster, Pa. are beekeepers and crafters. They make cinnamon-scented beeswax ornaments using antique German chocolate molds, some of which John's great-grandfather brought with him when he emigrated [...]
Andy Smith Waterford Landmark Artisan I am a full-time watercolor artist for 36 years. I love painting antiques and the 1800's time period and find my subjects by traveling and sightseeing at may historic areas. I love [...]
Jeff, Annie & Ben Armistead Waterford Landmark Artisan Local Virginia hardwood trees are the heart of our business. We mill slabs ourselves with our sawmill, using a five foot ripping chain, cutting so that [...]
Marie-Helene Grabman Waterford Landmark Artisan All papercut work is freehand cut from a single piece of paper with surgical scissors in the Swiss-German artistic tradition but with American themes. Some work embellished with acrylic to add color [...]
Kimberly Gladfelter Waterford Landmark Artisan I create whimsical, one-of-a-kind gourd folk art. I study the shape of a gourd to determine what it wants to be...no two are alike. Each piece is individually hand-painted with acrylics giving [...]
Mary Stanley Mixed Media Everlasting flowers and foliages become enchanting wreaths and arrangements- a gathering of Summer's Bounty. Like walking in the garden on a golden August day. Flowers grown and gathered from my own garden ensure [...]
Tom & Carole Bognar Callaway Colonials Mixed Media Having an interest in history and art, we have combined both to create decorative & utilitarian items from gourds-Folk Art Gourd Pottery. Throughout history there are many references [...]
Alison Shriver Paper After earning a BFA in Graphic Design/Photography at MICA, I worked in TV Graphics & Ad agencies in Balto.MD, Los Angeles, CA & London, England. Inspired by a collection of early family silhouettes, I [...]
Harriet Carr Paper Harriet Carr and family of Original Scherenschnitte will cut freehand the art of cutting "paper lace" with scissors in miniature. papercuttingsbycarr.com Waterford Landmark Artisan
Michele Hollick Fiber/Textiles I have been making floorcloths for over thirty years. For many years I was one of the judges and later the chairperson for SALI (Stencil Artisan League, now IDAL) and their certification process. We [...]
Judith McKellar Waterford Landmark Artisan Mixed Media The English craft of pargework was brought to America with the colonists. It was popularized by the Adams brothers whose interior decorative plasterwork graced the elegant colonial homes .My [...]
Barbara Jeffords Mixed Media Art has been a part of my life since I was a child watching my father paint. He instilled a love of the beauty of nature and the simple things in life that [...]
Andrea Durnell Waterford Landmark Artisan I am a mixed media artist working in natural fiber, wood, repurposed antique or vintage fabrics, leather, and clay. I use antique, wooden hat molds to create wet and needle [...]
Michael Stanik Furniture I am a second generation woodworker, and learned most of my skills by working with my father. I have worked with my hands, building furniture most of my life. It is my passion to [...]
