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So grateful I got to have fun at Handworks this year. <|:^) Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hiii.

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Handworks’26 was hot/t, and fantastic! Thankful to @benchcrafted and crew for organizing such an event, and to have finally met so many of my favorite toolmakers in person! Many of those I had the joy of speaking with at length, and of course did not capture pictures of (failure). Also especially thankful to have met @thehobojournals and his band of merry men, spreading the good news of homemade paint around the world 🤘 #handworks2026

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Earlier this summer, I spent the day with @pleasesendword and a lovely group of broom makers from all over the country. I was invited to capture some of the moments shared at Broom Salon, an advanced broom-making class where craftspeople come together to explore and expand their work.

It was a special kind of space where folks really dove into their practices and played with the materials at hand. Grateful for the opportunity to document something like this, and even make my own hand broom!

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Congratulations to the Berea / Eastern Kentucky recipients of the Craft Catalyst Initiative, our new partnership with Etsy to invest in craft hubs nationwide.

Berea and Eastern Kentucky have a deep and longstanding relationship to Appalachian craft traditions—a place where independent makers, tourism-oriented businesses, Berea College artists, and production enterprises exist side by side, making craft feel woven into local identity and everyday life. Local makers describe a community defined by relationship: apprenticeships, maker-to-maker learning structures, and shared physical spaces that foster connection across a close-knit geography. The region's small scale is both an asset and a limitation—affordability and access to space remain relative advantages, while remoteness can constrain economic growth and access to broader support systems.

Meet the Berea / Eastern Kentucky Partners:

A creative economy anchor for Eastern Kentucky since 1999, the Appalachian Artisan Center (AAC) supports makers through workshops, apprenticeships, artist incubator spaces, and a marketplace supporting 330+ artisan entrepreneurs. Formed through collaboration with partners such as the Hindman Settlement School and supported by staff and a teaching artist network, AAC drives cultural tourism, manufacturing, and recovery-through-craft initiatives.

Berea College Student Craft program was founded in 1893 to preserve craft traditions and promote the artistry and industry of the Appalachian region. Throughout its history, it has provided thousands of students with a robust and tuition-free education in making in addition to fellowship and artist-in-residence programs.

Rooted in the legacy of the Kelly Mehler School of Woodworking and relaunched by Berea College in 2019, the Woodworking School at Pine Croft offers intensive courses ranging from two days to two weeks—furthering a 120-year institutional commitment to craft while offering makers a place to grow their skills, build community, and counterbalance a disposable world through the practice of making.

Swipe to meet the recipients in the Berea / Eastern Kentucky hub.

@aachindman @bcstudentcraft @pinecroftwoodschool

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🚨 Back by popular request! Applications are now open for @robert.spiece and @katiebister 's Rocker class at @pinecroftwoodschool.
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This is not your traditional style Windsor Rocker build- there will be machine work, jig and pattern making. This class is open to all levels but might be of particular interest to woodworkers who are looking to deepen their understanding of production work and consistency across builds.
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More class details and link to Slideroom on our website! Applications are open until midnight EST on August 14th.

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the past few months

spent some time in northern california with @black.banjo.reclamation learning tunes and connecting to more black banjo folk from all over the states

and the latter half of this month has been in berea, kentucky building two instruments with Rob and Katie at @pinecroftwoodschool, extremely excited to apply what i’ve learned into banjo craft 🪕

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Broom Salon was 7 days of broom filled antics and exploration. Broom making is often so solitary so to be in community together was the greatest joy. Thank you so much to Amanda Lee, Hunter, Katie, Casandra, Ayumi, Eleanna, Frankie, Anna, Destiny, and Della for the opportunity to know, join in friendship, and to learn from each of you 🧹

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Missing Kentucky already

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Ash, cherry, basswood, milk paint

my version of the @bcstudentcraft rocking chair I started in September in a class through @the_chairmakers_toolbox ❤️‍🔥

hopefully these r in better quality this time

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Berea, you swept me off my feet! 🫠 What a gorgeous craft and fun way to spend this last week 💞 Thanks for the excellent instruction @pleasesendword and @katiebister! Also, thank you @hunterlvelliott for introducing us to the world of hand whisks! Looking forward to practicing more and seeing where these new skills will take me!

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Shout-out to our friends at @pinecroftwoodschool for the donation of wood shavings! We use a mix of wood shavings and wood ash to keep our "perma-potties" fresh and the good folks at A&A Sanitation keep them from getting too full.

#TeamEffort #SoFreshAndSoCleanClean #Outhouse #PermaPotty #Sustainability

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Today is the first chair of the rest of my life… thanks @pinecroftwoodschool, @dinkles_woodshop and @lostartpress and all these thoughtful toolmakers!

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