Did you know that a couple of our Guild members also teach at Vermont Woodworking School in Cambridge? Or that VWS is a supporting member of our Guild? It's a collaborative relationship that's blossomed over the last ... Read more
This coming Wednesday communities and organizations across the state will celebrate Earth Day. They'll gather and organize to raise awareness about environmental issues through work, music, food, and art. We're lucky ... Read more
Do you love breakfast? How about brunch? We woke up this morning (it’s Sunday) thinking about both. A newspaper, a hot cup of coffee, family chatter, pets underfoot. Brunch's lazy drawn out prep, a mimosa maybe, and ... Read more
Doug Clarner is a people person. Affable, reasonable, and good-natured, he’s been a teacher, a coach, a board president. He’s been the Guild president, an entrepreneur and a furniture maker. We visited Doug’s shop ... Read more
Say the word veneer and Hepplewhite comes to mind; an elaborate, decorated sideboard with curved forms and contrasting woods that looks as good today as it did two hundred years ago. So what about the notion that veneer ... Read more
Perhaps there is no purer peace than a few quiet moments to sit and wonder on one’s favorite garden bench. In the shade, in the sun, with a view, or obscured from it, a bench in the garden is one of life's finer ... Read more
Nothing better than a chance to hear an artist articulate *why* they do what they do. When we have an opportunity to get the *goods* first hand from one of our makers, we're floored. Every time. There's so much ... Read more
In the first installment of MUSE, we shared a gorgeous still life from American photographer Johnny Miller. Today we’re celebrating the Live Edge… and George Nakashima (1905-1990). Born in Spokane WA, Nakashima grew ... Read more
Paul Donio’s been working with wood since 1983. In 1989, he founded Hawk Ridge Furniture in one of the most beautiful places on earth; Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. We were lucky enough to visit his home and workshop ... Read more
Every once in a while, we like to present our work with a fresh perspective. Sometimes we get to exhibit in a location that inspires a bit of self-reflection, like in the company of other works of art and craft. ... Read more
