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Meet the Makers: Zaka Chery and Jette Mandl-Abr...
“It’ll be crazy, absolutely crazy,” said Jette Mandl-Abramson, of Calabash Gardens.It was August and she was speaking about the expected October harvest of the company’s saffron harvest. Yes, saffron.With two...
Meet the Makers: Zaka Chery and Jette Mandl-Abr...
“It’ll be crazy, absolutely crazy,” said Jette Mandl-Abramson, of Calabash Gardens.It was August and she was speaking about the expected October harvest of the company’s saffron harvest. Yes, saffron.With two...

Meet the Maker: Jennifer Kahn, Jewelry Maker
“I really loved the utilitarian side of things,” says Jennifer Kahn, sitting on a teal loveseat in her studio/retail space, surrounded by hundreds upon hundreds of her popular jewelry creations,...
Meet the Maker: Jennifer Kahn, Jewelry Maker
“I really loved the utilitarian side of things,” says Jennifer Kahn, sitting on a teal loveseat in her studio/retail space, surrounded by hundreds upon hundreds of her popular jewelry creations,...

Meet the Maker: Alexx Shuman, Marshmallow Maker
“It’s a sweet, sticky business,” says Alexx Shuman, owner of The Vermont Marshmallow Co. (formerly Nomadic Kitchen).And what is The Vermont Marshmallow Company (VMC), you ask? Well, technically it’s “a...
Meet the Maker: Alexx Shuman, Marshmallow Maker
“It’s a sweet, sticky business,” says Alexx Shuman, owner of The Vermont Marshmallow Co. (formerly Nomadic Kitchen).And what is The Vermont Marshmallow Company (VMC), you ask? Well, technically it’s “a...

Meet the Makers: Jon and Cathy Cone, Print and ...
If you’ve ever seen a high-quality art print, it’s likely that somewhere in the chain of creation, you have Jon and Cathy Cone to thank. The couple met in college, in...
Meet the Makers: Jon and Cathy Cone, Print and ...
If you’ve ever seen a high-quality art print, it’s likely that somewhere in the chain of creation, you have Jon and Cathy Cone to thank. The couple met in college, in...

Meet the Maker: George Sawyer, Chair Maker
George Sawyer didn’t so much fall into Windsor chairs as grow into them. His father Dave (who graduated from MIT as a mechanical engineer) made his first Windsor chair the...
Meet the Maker: George Sawyer, Chair Maker
George Sawyer didn’t so much fall into Windsor chairs as grow into them. His father Dave (who graduated from MIT as a mechanical engineer) made his first Windsor chair the...

Meet the Maker: Sharon Somers, Needle Felter
“I'd never heard of needle felting,” says Sharon Somers, “until one day in Burlington, there was a woman on Church Street who made these amazing sculptures out of raw wool....
Meet the Maker: Sharon Somers, Needle Felter
“I'd never heard of needle felting,” says Sharon Somers, “until one day in Burlington, there was a woman on Church Street who made these amazing sculptures out of raw wool....