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Rustic Shows
Gatherings and
Art Shows
that are rustic friendly
Lake Home Shows
The Berkshires Arts Festival
Ski Butternut
Great Barrington, MA
July 4, 5, 6
Lakeside Living Expo
on
Lake Winnipesaukee
in New Hampshire
Books
Making Gypsy Willow Furniture by Bim Willow®
(paper back)
Books by
Dan Mack
So You Want to be a Rustic Furniture Maker?
Tips of the Trade by
Bim Willow®
a free E-book
Groups
Twig Furniture Group
Canadian Rustic Furniture Group
Workshops
Do you teach?
West Virginia's Rustic Furniture Makers
Don
Hutcheson and Shelley
Hutcheson 
A
Touch of Rustic has resulted from our desire to create rustic, yet refined,
furnishings for use in our own home. Now we would like to share our creations
with those who would also enjoy one-of-a-kind handmade furnishings. We strive
to bring the spirit of nature into our living spaces to remind us that we still
have a connection to the natural world. I prefer to work with froe and
drawknife to split out pieces of oak, walnut, cherry, and ash which I fashion
into chairs, tables, and stools. My wife especially enjoys working with twigs
and branches to make her furniture. Our rustic furniture is sustainable in that
many pieces are constructed from storm-damaged trees, overcrowded saplings, and
sometimes just cutoffs from pruning. For information about items currently
available for sale, please contact Don and Shelley Hutcheson at
dhutcheson@localnet.com.
Welcome to Sleepywood Rustic Furniture
ARTIST’S
STATEMENT
Gerald L. Smith
Being an outdoor
enthusiast in awe of the spirit of nature, and possessing a penchant for the
combination of practicality and beauty, I use the medium of rustic furniture to
introduce the synergy of these qualities into the home.
I would describe my style of rustic furniture as "refined" because it is
carefully crafted with time honored mortise-and-tenon joinery, is fully
functional and, although still retaining a rustic charm, looks quite polished.
It is at home in either simple or elegant settings.
