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Kitty Latané, the tinsmith we featured in March, had quite a busy autumn. T&C Latané, the studio she shares with her husband Tom, was featured in the 20th Annual Fresh Art Fall Tour. Kitty and Tom also hosted a filmmaker who was part of the annual Flyway Film Festival, for which Kitty designed a special-edition…

The Art of Bread Making

At Companion Breads, a community-supported bakery, the process of bread making begins well before the ingredients for the dough are combined. The first step occurs the day before baking day, with the lighting of…

Makers, Objects
Oct, 23, 2018
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The Baker & His Bread

With years of experience and long-standing passion for bread making, Bryce Johnson now operates Companion Breads, a community-supported bakery (CSB) modeled much like community-supported agriculture (CSA). Bryce sells shares for his artisan breads, which…

Makers
Sep, 11, 2018
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The Storied Press

Did you see our story about Monica Edwards Larson, letterpress artist and owner of Sister Black Press? We mentioned that Monica had purchased her press via auction from The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration;…

Curiosity, Makers
May, 15, 2018
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The Artist and the Press

The walls are covered in letterpress posters, photographs, well-loved quotes, and poems. Numerous old cases of weighty metal type and delicate wood type are carefully stacked under tables. Tools, paper, and ink are organized…

Makers
May, 11, 2018
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José, the Cellist Who Makes Toy Tops

I have an affection for small, hand-crafted, wooden tops and have been collecting them on my travels. A recent find in a small, now-closed toy shop in Paris was a top unlike any other…

Makers
Apr, 27, 2018
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Northwoods Axe & Leather

It might be a discarded treasure in a garage sale heap labeled “yard tools, 2 for $10,” or an honored relic that no one knows what to do with but knows better than to…

Makers
Apr, 13, 2018
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Kitty the Tinsmith

Among my treasured gifts is a pair of tin cookie cutters I received long ago that were handmade by tinsmith Catherine “Kitty” Latané from tracings of my children’s hands.

Nearly twenty years later I meet…

Makers
Mar, 30, 2018
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Cedar & Stone

I had been coveting my colleague Julie’s leather bag for months and had to ask where she found something so luxurious, beautiful, and so very Julie—it was perfectly her. She graciously introduced me to…

Makers
Mar, 16, 2018
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From Studios & Galleries to Basements & Garages

We love finding beautiful art in studios and galleries, and we’ll be visiting artists who create these pieces. We’ll also introduce you to some unexpected makers who craft their amazing pieces, from the practical…

Makers
Jan, 22, 2018
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