JM Craftworks

» We are a husband and wife team with a small crafts shop and we specialize in producing a limited number of high-quality handmade items, primarily of wood and fabric. All of our items are designed and constructed from start to finish entirely by us in a smoke-free environment. Everything we make is slightly different in size and shape and no two are the same. Each is an original.

» We both have a Bachelors of Fine Arts and a Masters of Fine Arts in visual arts. We have worked full-time for museums and galleries for over 15 years as well as having our own art services business for over six years. Our background and training has given us a thorough grounding in essential technical skills and enables us to approach our crafts work with the perspective of artists.

» Our designs are influenced by American styles such as Shaker, Arts & Crafts, Mission, and Prairie. Each piece is handmade with enough subtle differences so that no two pieces are exactly alike. Our designs are simple, honest, and direct and one of our main goals is to bring the values of these past styles into contemporary settings.

» We are a green shop and use recycled and reclaimed materials wherever possible.Our primary source of woods are cutoffs from a local large commercial wood shop. The woods they don't want, which are usually sections with unusual color or interesting patterns in the grain, are exactly what we want for our small handmade items. We believe in making second use of materials that would otherwise go to waste. We have also been lucky enough recently to get sections of a dead black walnut tree that was scheduled to be taken out by the city. As the city took down the tree, they were nice enough to let us salvage enough wood to use for many future projects.

» Watch a Flickr Slide Show of our shop in action. See the steps in producing two handmade wooden jewelry boxes using the recycled walnut. From a section of tree limb to finished products.

» Our main shop is at Etsy and you can preview the items we have for sale.

» Thanks and if you have any questions about anything you see on any of our sites, please drop us a line at: jmcraftworks@gmail.com and let's talk !