Richard Cuencas holds a silver ring in his hand. “This was once a fork,” he says. “And this is made with black coral from the beach.” He points to a […]
Makers
DESIGN
Chad Jacobs Feels the Light
The founder of Bone Simple Design weaves together lighting and fiber arts
Chad Jacobs can’t stand bare lightbulbs. Although they might be trendy in restaurants and coffee shops as a play on an industrial look, he just doesn’t get them. “You’re constantly […]
OBJECT LESSONS
Mind the Raincatcher
Beneath a door at the Wellfleet Historical Society and Museum, an ingenious sill kept wind-driven water at bay
Curious objects that tell stories of the past fill the displays at the Wellfleet Historical Society and Museum. More are stacked in boxes in the basement awaiting the completion of […]
DESIGN
A Greenhouse for Gatherings
With help from family, friends, and history, a longed-for warm spot comes together in a builder’s back yard
Braunwyn Jackett wanted to have a kitchen garden with a greenhouse. But not just that. “I knew I wanted to be able to hang out in it, too,” she says. […]
TO SCALE
Model Ships That Start With Stories
A tinkerer and rocket scientist finds a craft that concentrates his thinking
Dan Sanders visits Ballston Beach most days, looking out on the vast stretch of ocean where so many ships, overwhelmed by nor’easters or shattered on shoals, lie with their ill-fated […]
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Timelessness, Sculpted Slowly
In Sophia Dress’s woodshop, form and function occupy the same territory
On a tabletop in Sophia Dress’s Truro studio are about a half dozen wooden objects carved from walnut wood. It’s not obvious how to categorize them. About the size of […]
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For Vintage Purses, a Second Life
How Lucy Siegel saves leather goods from untimely endings
Lucy Siegel’s obsession with salvaging vintage leather goods began at the swap shop at the transfer station in Wellfleet. There, four years ago, browsing with her sister, she found an […]
WOODCRAFT
Rob Scott Carves Out a Place in Folk Art Tradition
In his winter studio, a craftsman conjures a summer’s worth of sea creatures
Woodcarver Rob Scott’s winter studio on Conwell Street in Provincetown is like an extension of the hardware store next door — if a Carhartt-enthused Geppetto fascinated by saltwater aquariums were […]
FLAMES
The Year of Saffron, Violet, and Coconut
Two Provincetown candlemakers calibrate the sweet scents of 2024
My friend Livi Bois made a beeline for the stand at the back of the Canteen craft market like a scent hound on the trail of its prey, leaving her […]
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A Blade Is His Canvas
Hanu Salm forges a connection to cooks and to his family’s craft
Hanu Salm and his father, Rolf Pechukas, just finished building a small workshop behind the Wellfleet house of Salm’s grandmother, Diana Gisolfi. It’s a temporary setup for Salm. He would […]
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A Seeker Finds His Way With Clay
The tides inspire Steve Kemp’s pottery projects
Photos by Robert S Johnson When Steve Kemp, who set up his Orleans pottery studio 45 years ago, first started working with clay, he asked Harry Holl to be his […]
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Violinmaker Henni Hahn Is in It for the Sound
In the woods of South Wellfleet, a luthier figures things out
WELLFLEET — Henrike Hahn likes figuring things out. At the moment, she is figuring out how to repair a small handmade French violin with a broken scroll. The violin, looking […]
WOODCRAFT
Gaige Clark’s Carved Spoons Hold Plenty of Personality
Fallen wood, whittled and burnished, for cooks and for looks
PROVINCETOWN — Several customers have told Gaige Clark that her hand-carved wooden spoons are too beautiful to use. When someone tells her they’re going to hang a spoon on the […]
THE THREAD
Craft Becomes Art in Gretchen Romey-Tanzer’s Weaving Studio
A room full of looms is classroom, workshop, and gallery
BREWSTER — Eight big floor looms stand in various stages of use in Gretchen Romey-Tanzer’s studio. The walls are lined with vibrant spools of wool and cotton and with the […]
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In an Eastham Workshop, Garments Whose Elegance Goes Beyond Fashion
Teodora Ficca turns buckskins into bikinis, ceremonial dresses, and everything in between
EASTHAM — Teodora Ficca’s studio and shop are one and the same space. Her leatherworking tools hang on pegs across the window behind her workbench. “I need to organize,” she […]
