We start by using such durable materials as fine-grained slate, hand-selected white pine and cabinet-grade birch plywood. Many of our slates are old roofing tiles, recycled from historic Maine churches and homes.   Once these natural “canvases” have been individually cut and shaped, our eighteen home-based craftspeople go to work, applying as many as ten layers of paint through specially hand-cut stencils to achieve our unusually detailed designs.  Many of our craftsmen are at-home moms.  All take tremendous pride in their work, arranging their hours as necessary to produce the meticulously crafted products you see in these pages.  While their individual personalities produce subtle, unique variations in shading and color, all meet our exacting standards of clarity and “crispness”.

Our products are fabricated entirely in the U.S.A., using only U.S.-made materials.  Though we have many imitators, we think you’d be hard-pressed to find the same combination of beauty, value and functionality anywhere else.   But don’t take our word for it; settle back and take a look for yourself!

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