Take home a piece of Asheville's handmade kitchenware, locally crafted by skilled artisans including the following:
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Stan and Sue Jennings met while working underground in the coal mines in October 1984, but soon found themselves out of a job one month later when the mines shut down. They married in 1986 and began their woodworking career in 1990. What started as their hobby easily turned into a full-time profession. Their ancestors, both colonial and Shaker, provided a wealth of knowledge and designs that have proven successful in today's kitchens. They now employ several friends and family members and offer over one hundred different styles of utensils. |
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 Leon Neal is a native of Rutherford County, North Carolina and currently lives in Raleigh. He is an aerospace engineer by training. Leon started making dough bowls in 1987 when his daughter-in-law announced that she was a true "country girl" and as such needed a dough bowl in order to make her own made-from-scratch biscuits. The character of each bowl is unique, as each is hand-carved. The individual features of the wood are slowly revealed during the carving process as the bowl emerges. The bowl design is traditional, and could easily become a treasured family heirloom. |
 Sabbath-Day Woods was started by furniture artist Desmond Suarez in 2001. Each piece is carefully handcrafted to reflect God's beautiful creation that is found in natural wood. Desmond uses the finest Appalachian hardwoods, the best of traditional joinery, and an exceptional hand-rubbed finish to create heirloom pieces. Most of his designs are inspired by traitional American craftsmen including the Shakers and the Arts & Crafts Movement. Desmond says, "My approach in handcrafting every item is to take a page from the Shakers, and only craft 'Simply the Best'." |
Jacque Allen enjoys the process of making functional furniture, allowing the aesthetic characteristics of the wood to guide the design process. She studied painting, sculpture and photography at Columbia College and Eastern Kentucky University. She studied furniture design and studio furniture construction at Penland School of Crafts, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts and John C. Campbell Folk School. She is a graduate of the Haywood Community College in the Professional Crafts Program for wood. Her work is exhibited in the Penland Gallery, the Grove Arcade ARTS & Heritage Gallery and The Grovewood Gallery in Asheville.
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