Our Makers
Our Makers
Shawn Schuster has always loved creating. As a child, he crafted elaborate storylines for his GI Joe toys and wrote them in notebooks. He also pursued sketching and painting while ... Read more
Janna Culpepper Gist is originally from Ft. Payne, AL & now resides in Decatur, AL with her husband, preschool age daughter, scruffy cat-like dog, and nosey dog-like cat. She earned ... Read more
Susan Wilson-Mahar, originally from Texas, is a retired Military Contractor and proud U.S. Army Veteran. In 1976, she made history as the first woman to become a Helicopter Radio Mechanic ... Read more
A native of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Steve spent his youth outdoors hunting, fishing, and working on the family farm. He graduated from Michigan Tech University with a degree in Mechanical ... Read more
Trevor Hill became an artist at an early age, following in the footsteps of his grandmother, Eskell Day. He was about five years old when he remembered her showing him ... Read more
Joe Curtis is The WoodGnome, a woodworker from the DeKalb County specializing in wood turning bowls, cannisters, and goblets. He also creates mallets , gavels, and hammers with unique adornments. ... Read more
Linda Lee has been a resident of Wetumpka since 1998, and has lived in the tri-county area since 1975. With a background in public relations, she has enjoyed taking ... Read more
The Spillman family originally hails from Germany and England. Part of the family moved to the Appalachians in the mid-eighteen-hundreds. Suzie lives on a farm on Lookout Mountain with her ... Read more
My husband and I have lived in Hoover, AL, for almost 35 years. After 30 years of working in advertising, public relations, and sales, I retired and started oil painting. ... Read more
Kevin Chitwood is a creator from Fort Payne, AL. At an early age, he took traditional art lessons at a local craft shop. Traditional art was not his forte. As ... Read more
Jessica Haigh is the artist behind AnimalHouse Pottery and Crafts. Together with her wife, Jessica Williams, they create many items, including printing pictures on wood, painted wood home décor, glass ... Read more
Alexia's passion is to create artwork based on cat creatures or just magical critters in general. Nature, her two cat's, and the views she witnesses spark her imagination to continue ... Read more