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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?
Wisconsin's Rustic Furniture Makers
Welcome to
THE COUNTRY WOODCRAFTERS
"Heirlooms of tomorrow are created
today"
Quality handcrafted furniture and crafts
are made from the finest Hardwoods,
Softwoods and Century Old Barn-wood. Each
piece exhibits fine Quality, Care and
Craftsmanship. Our designs may include
heart cutouts, wheat designs, or both
Adirondack lodge style
furnishings
Bear View Ridge is located in North Central Wisconsin. We specialize in Adirondack lodge furnishings using natural materials gathered in our area. These materials are white birch bark gathered in the spring of the year from trees that are going to be logged. The twigs are from white birch also, using the tops that loggers leave behind. Yellow birch root systems along with burls are also used as they become available. We enjoy creating forms of nature on our furnishings with twigs , hand nailing them with brass nails as a finishing touch. The collaboration with other artists in the use of wood carvings, forged iron work, mica , rawhide and hand pressed paper shades add to the completion of our products.
- My background is thirty years of hard, exotic labor and finally a University degree in English.
In 1980 I left teaching to bend willow with my hands. Thousands of pieces later I have combined my skills and appreciation of hard labor with my love of beauty and people. My work is the strongest of pragmatics and the most classical curves of aesthetics.
- If you wish to
order a piece of willow furniture call 608/588-2833 - Prices do not include
shipping.
- Sandy Lotto
