2025 Demonstrating Artisan

Kulbeth, David

Columbus Cartography

Paper

I create modern geography maps with a traditional, antique look. My maps are hand-designed, etched, printed and watercolored using traditional 16^th-19^th century copperplate etching and cartographic techniques. I print on custom, hand-laid paper made from natural cotton and abacá fibers. I include illustrations to help visualize the modern places, natural landscapes, and historical influences which give meaning and influence to the local geography. I do my own research and meet with local people making sure what they know and are familiar with is represented on the map.

These maps are originals. They’re not replications of antique maps, but I do try to incorporate similar styles and methods of previous time periods.

columbuscartography.com

DeWald, John & Chandra

The Horn & Needle

Mixed Media

Living Historians Demonstrating Powder Horn Making & Needlework

The Horn and Needle is an Artificer driven store dedicated to the crafts of Hornwork, scrimshaw and period correct needlework inspired by originals and the imaginations of John & Chandra DeWald

*Artificer: A skilled worker, a craftsman, one that contrives, devises or constructs something original. A clever or inventive designer.

*Scrimshaw is the name given to handiwork created by whalers. It began on whaling ships between 1745 to 1759 and survived until the ban on commercial whaling, however there are pieces of scrimshaw, or engraved items in the Inuit museum in Alaska that are over 2,000 years old. It takes the form of elaborate engravings in pictures and lettering on the surface of the bone or tooth, with the engraving highlighted using a pigment such as lamp black or ink. With the advent of the migration to “The New World” this art was applied to the next available medium, powder horns.

As a Horner and Scrimshander John makes contemporary and historical powder horns & horn accoutrements. Some examples are, spice containers, powder measures, inkwells, cups, wing bone turkey calls and many other items associated with horning from the 17th and 18th century. John is a Past Guildmaster of the Honourable Company of Horners, where he was mentored, applied his skills and became a master horner in 2016. He uses traditional tools and techniques in everything he makes.

As a needlepoint and embroidery artificer, Chandra makes 18th century fire screens, bellpulls, and various pieces of needlework that John incorporates into his horn work. Chandra has done extensive research and visited various museums to study original examples. She branches out from there in to making wool trees, ornaments, and colonial garlands. Chandra focuses on using period correct tools and techniques to create her pieces.

Both John & Chandra have been involved in the 18th century culture for over 46 years. Their extensive research has allowed them to recreate original pieces that emulate originals in museums and private collections. Their work has been recognized by various magazines and organizations and they have received awards for their work. It is their hope that in promoting and selling these ancient crafts that they will be able to pass on the history and traditions of our great culture in America and beyond.

Both John and Chandra demonstrate their skills at every event they attend. John engraves and works horn on an 18th century bench. Chandra is constantly working as well, doing embroidery, cross stitch, or making wool trees or felting ornaments. John and Chandra are also available to give specific demonstrations or “talks” at every event they attend to pass on their extensive knowledge and skills to others.

The Horn & The Needle Website

Boglioli, Loring

Loring Boglioli, Fiber Artist

Fiber/Textiles

Inspired by Victorian penny rugs and the unpredictable vagaries of sourcing and integrating upcycled textiles, her work merges well-practiced hand-sewing applique fabrications methods and bold color and design opportunities, to reinterpret a popular nineteenth century needle art, into unique fiber art wall hangings and interior design accessories.

Historically important, her work captures and honors the self-taught technical expertise and material-driven philosophy of nineteenth and twenty century needle artists and fosters the preservation of hand sewing techniques, textiles examination and the creativity and frugality of important but, unacknowledged fiber artists. Fusing venerated practices and innovative strategies, manipulating color, shape and dimension, her design aesthetic is unabashedly bold, kinetic, and playful, emerging from bags of cast-off scraps, or scavenged from flea markets, other fiber artists, and yard sales.

From these materials penny rugs are artfully cut, stitched, and layered textile pieces, then arranged in geometric patterns or naturalistic designs and stitched to a backing of stout fabrics. Completely original, unique designs are assembled using various weights and shades of woolens, synthetic fabrics, and felts and two common embroidery stitches to reinterpret color, shape, spatial frolic and primitive sophistication, evident in her compositions. All works are mounted as follows. Wall hangings under 14 -16 inches wide include an integrated stiffener and hanging ring. Hangings over 14-16 inches wide include 1/8^th”thick aluminum bar stock in a hand-sewn cotton casing with strategically drilled holes for hanging.

frugalfiber.com

Steinberg, Lorene

Pottery by Lorene

Clay

My pottery is wheel-thrown stoneware, trimmed with a footring, and bisque fired. The designs are hand drawn in pencil, hand painted with underglaze, then bisque fired a second time. The piece is finally dipped in clear glaze and fired a third time to stoneware temperature. My ideas come from architecture, textiles, stained glass windows, natural forms, wallpaper, and especially historic Italian majolica. Each piece is unique.

The work is food safe and microwave safe. Hand washing is recommended.

Sareshwala, Khadija

Khadija Brand

Fiber/Textiles

My work explores the intersection of textile, painting, and surface design—merging tradition with contemporary expression. As a mixed media artist, I use fabric as my primary canvas, combining hand painting, wax resist, block printing, and layered dye processes to create richly textured, wearable pieces.

Rooted in my South Asian heritage and based in Northern Virginia, my practice honors traditional textile techniques while pushing their boundaries through experimentation and modern aesthetics. I view textiles not only as materials, but as living surfaces—capable of carrying emotion, memory, and cultural narrative.

Through each piece, I strive to reflect personal growth, lived experience, and a broader worldview shaped by navigating multiple cultures. My intention is to bring peace, joy, and tranquility to those who experience my work—while also celebrating diversity and encouraging a deeper appreciation for cultural inclusion.

Layered, tactile, and expressive, my work invites viewers to slow down, connect, and find beauty in both tradition and transformation.

khadijabrand.com

Sulmonte, Giancarlo

Metal

My work is comprised of primarily hand forged steel, and wood. I use a combination hand finished metal, and natural patina to create a rustic, yet refined aesthetic. My focus is to use traditional techniques and construction methods to create kitchen cutlery, and home hardware.

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Madigan, Cindy

Cinder Goods LLC

Leather

Modern American Leather Goods -Taking a new twist in leather work.

Personally creating beautifully crafted items that are long lasting and artfully designed.

I make all of my own patterns, each piece is meticulously designed, hand cut and assembled using an industrial sewing machine. All of my leather is premium full grain leather often procured from secondary sources, as a bi-product of the furniture and fashion industries. Strongly committed to honor the animal by nothing going to waste…

The highest level of distinction in my body of work would be The National Park Collection/Take Me Away Series and is a true passion project for me. These designs, are my signature pieces, each one completely unique. The process of making these has opened up a wellspring of growth and creativity, while at the same time paying tribute to our National Parklands, which continue to provide me with boundless inspiration. After breaking down a hide and cutting out my patterns, I’ll set aside unique pieces which typically come from the natural edge of the hide.

From there, each bag starts out as a blank canvas and I start by sorting through all of my bits and pieces, collecting the colors, interesting shapes, textures ect then add layer upon layer there-by building a mosaic of colors and swirls of shapes until the imagery comes to life. Each landscape represents a different Park or landscape… examples include Wolf Trap NP, Joshua Tree NP, The Blue Ridge NP, The Shenandoah NP, AcadiaNP,The Great Smoky Mountains NP, The Grand Tetons NP, US Virgin Islands Buck Island NP, and many others from an ever-growing list of commissions and custom orders.

Because our parks are so precious, I will be donating a portion of my sales to The National Parks Conservation Association. NPCA has the highest 4 star rating on Charity Navigator. See below the link to their website and mission statement which is very much in line with my values. In the best of times, our parks and parklands have been under staffed and under funded. Now more than ever, we need to support our National Parks, Lands and Forests.

https://www.npca.org/

My interest in leather-craft is rooted in my childhood, watching my Dad. He’d come home each night and work at his little bench tucked away in a corner and did leather craft to unwind. I’d go with him on Saturday mornings to the local leather shop to pick up tools and supplies. I loved everything about those trips…my senses of sight, touch, and smell coming alive the second we walked in the door. Many years later, after my Dad passed away, I inherited his tools…His tools sat in my basement until the fall of 2020 when I was laid off from my longtime career in the specialty food business and found myself wondering…now what? After working the corporate grind for more than 30 years… the time had finally come to follow my passion. I took a chunk of my much earned severance and invested in an industrial sewing machine, dusted off my dad’s tools and launched Cinder Goods the following year to begin the journey of starting my own leather goods line. Aside from a free elective sewing class in college, I am self taught.

cindergoods.com

Hughes, Bob & Sally

River Rat Pottery

Clay

We are a husband and wife team who love living history and sharing our passion for traditional American crafts. We create redware pottery—both utilitarian and decorative—inspired by early American redware, using traditional materials and processes. Often, our inspiration comes from early American folk art created in other mediums such as wood or leather. Fraktur has been a great reference for decorative ideas.

Our work is used and sold at many museums and historic sites. We hope to keep traditional crafts relevant by adapting our work so it appeals to a changing market. For example, we create traditional Pennsylvania German feather trees that are displayed in wheel-thrown redware bases with impressed decoration created using leatherworking tools.

Often, my wife brings her antique box looms to shows and weaves linen tape using both historical and contemporary colors. This handwoven tape is sometimes used to embellish our pottery.

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