Each year, we introduce a handful (about 30) of chalkware pieces to our collection. This is about one-third of the pieces that Judi actually ends up designing—which totals about 100. Most often the other two-thirds are custom exclusive pieces that and up on the shelves READ MORE »
This summer, we're pleased to be introducing another Chalkware Santa to our Nantucket Santa Series: The Shell Seeker Santa. The Nantucket Santa Series originated in 2008 when we introduced The Original Nantucket Basket Santa which was featured on ABC Boston's Chronicle with fanfare. That piece—as with each READ MORE »
The time between Memorial Day and Independence Day are perfect days to celebrate the summer and a Patriotic Parade Series is the best way to do so! Since 2007, we’ve been building our chalkware series through a collection of festively painted chalkware animals and rabbits inspired by the READ MORE »
If history teaches us anything, it's that Christmas traditions have evolved over the centuries. Even though the magic of our modern Santa has its roots in the 4th-century saint Greek Bishop of Myra (Nikolaos of Myra, or, Saint Nicholas), it wasn't until years later that the READ MORE »
In 2016, Judi designed a group of pieces that were inspired by forecasted fashion trends that were obviously drawing from the colonial era. We had full intention of giving these designs to one of our favorite dealers, but, we felt that the pieces were too good to let go of. With READ MORE »
With summer officially here, it's great to start looking towards the great outdoors for inspiration. And, because we are located in a rural farm town, we always love to see what animals are out and about during the warmer days. To celebrate, we've put several READ MORE »
In 1987, we were pleased to have a Noah's Ark series in our catalog. At that time the ark was created with the utmost detail (even the roof was hand shingled piece by piece) in a traditional folk art theme. This year, after having sold out of monthly READ MORE »
Let's celebrate the spring season; it has been a long and cold winter for many of us! As we move past St. Valentine's Day & St. Patrick's Day and the introduction of the 2017 Irish Santa that helped to usher in the green, we're happy to introduce three READ MORE »
