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Crafted Lives: Grand and Mysterious
Interview by Monica Moses with Margaux Kent
Photography By Chris Crisman
Click here to read the full article from American Craft Magazine!
American Craft Magazine | Summer 2012
Crafted Lives: Grand and Mysterious Interview by Monica Moses with Margaux K...
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I loved Colonial Williamsburg, VA, of course.
But I never got that feeling that sometimes takes over of actually travelling back in time. (There was a time long ago that I would go to the Philadelphia and walk around for hours with Ben Franklin's autobiography (and a random assortment of Philadelphia pasts) and read and imagine (easily) that I was there, nearly 300 years prior.) (This is something I kind of do(id) whenever I wander(ed), but mostly pre children).
I enjoyed it more in a Twilight-Zone way.
And learned a lot a lot - shoemaking, bookbinding, business &c. My most favourite was the brick house. Insanely fascinating and the numbers (10,000 brick fired each year - enough to make a chimney!) were beyond me. I am particularly good at small things.
The one story I was most fascinated with was the Bowden-Armistead House. Or the woman in it who, it was told, sweeps her porch every Sunday. The mystery here is, that when she was approached by a Rockefeller who wished to purchase her home, she allegedly said, "I am not impressed with your money." This was in 1926, or the project began that year anyway. So Miss Bowden-Armistead (or Mary A. Stephenson) would be 86 years old if she was exactly 0 when she was approached. So perhaps it is a daughter who sweeps. The home was built in the 19th century and endured some modernity like telephone wires that cast wobbly lines on the not dirt road, but then all was sucked back. Buildings, wires, telephones, plumbing. Everything around her into the colonial era. And she remained. And she sweeps. Or her ghost sweeps.
I really want to know and I kind of don't want to know.
you can see the house on the left...
Williamsburg, A Kind of Twilight Zone.
I loved Colonial Williamsburg, VA, of course. But I never got that feeling t...
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In love with the beautiful photos taken by Food 52 of our exclusive knife rack for them. Great article on Space Saving Solutions too!
In love with the beautiful photos taken by Food 52 of our exclusive knife rack for them. Great article on Space Saving Solutions too!Read the original article here.---Space Saving Solutions for Every Room in Your House
Whether you live in a studio apartment or a sprawling estate, here are some of our favorite space saving tips for every room (or nook) of your home.
For the kitchen:
Our new magnetic knife rack keeps knives out of the way, but within reach.
In the kitchen, use wall and air space wherever you can. If you're able, hang pots and pans, keep herbs in hanging planters, and retire your knife block for a magnetic holder like this one from Peg and Awl, which will keep your knives out of the way but still within arms reach. Made from reclaimed chestnut and fitted with rare Earth magnets for strength, it'll even look good doing it. You'll be amazed at how much space you free up.
Food 52
In love with the beautiful photos taken by Food 52 of our exclusive knife...
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Thank you to Philadelphia Weekly for including us in their Shop Local Review and to our friends at Meadowsweet Mercantile for being a great local shop.Thank you to Philadelphia Weekly for including us in their Shop Local Review and to our friends at Meadowsweet Mercantile for being a great local shop.
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Sick of schlubbing to work carrying last night’s dinner in a cheap plastic bag? Why not get a hold of something that’s infinitely fashionable and reusable, like The Marlowe lunch bag by Peg and Awl? It’s made from durable waxed canvas and comes in an array of muted hues: coal, tumbleweed, slate, truffle, moss and spice. The pocket on the side’s just the right size for a love note or words of encouragement on a tough day—whatever the moment calls for. And, if you really want to keep it classy, there’s even a lunch palette and knife available to pair with it.
Who it’s for: Fashion-forward office workers who appreciate both style and sentiment.
Where to get it: Get them—and their larger, handle-sporting carry-all version—at Meadowsweet Mercantile, 47 N. Second St. 215.756.4802. pegandawlbuilt.com.
Philadelphia Weekly
Thank you to Philadelphia Weekly for including us in their Shop Local Revie...
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