Artisan Market Artists

Rhonda began her silversmithing and jewelry design at the Torpedo Factory in Olde Town Alexandria in 1994. He studies consisted of many different aspects of jewelry design including wire work, wax design and casting, the fabrication of sheet silver and gold, and creations from colored acrylic sheets. Since moving to White Stone in 1998, Rhonda continued studies at the Visual Arts Center in Richmond specializing in silver, gold, copper and bronze metal clays. Rhonda works from her home studio, which is open by appointment. She display and sells her work at Allure Art Center in White Stone. Rhonda's other passion is Peruvian horses. She is the owner of Wheaten Point Farms in White Stone, which is a breeding and sales farm.

Linda’s form of quilting is a unique blend of art, design, originality, creativity, sewing and quilting. She uses many things in her art besides a variety of interesting fabrics: painting with acrylics, pencils and pens, "painting" with colored and metallic threads, tulle, lace, ribbon, yarn.  Anything which will make the design interesting and comfortable to view.  Each art quilt created is a special, one of a kind journey. The journey from beginning to completion changes and evolves throughout a design process that is on-going.  The finished art takes weeks, sometimes months to complete and usually, but not always, becomes the vision developed over the time it took to parent. Her works cover a wide range of themes from American Indian, Native, Southwestern, African, Folk, Animal, Children's, Asian, landscapes, birds, Art Deco, Steampunk to patterned art.

“I enjoy the creative process and, mostly, what evolves from it.  Art quilting utilizes my developed talents: fabric dying, coloring with paints, pencils or pens, design placement, free motion on the sewing machine, connecting the pieces of fabric, thread painting with the machine,  adding embellishments as beads, hand embroidery, lace, anything to add  texture.”

Jack grew up in Middlesex County, and is a 2001 graduate of Middlesex High School. He's always had a knack for creativity, and building stuff from just an idea in his head. Jack started using an old horse barn on his father in law's property as his woodworking workshop in the winter of 2013. With it being December, and the barn not being heated... Cold Barn Woodworking came to be. While much of his work uses combinations of oak, dark walnut, pine and purple heart, Jack enjoys working in a variety of mediums. Jack lives with his wife, and 2 kids in White Stone. 

I make 18th and early 19th century style Windsor furniture using the same techniques as were used making the originals. Most of my work is done with hand tools. The woods I use  primarily are red oak ,white pine and maple. The great majority of my chairs put together with only glue and wedges. My chairs are painted with milk paint and will grow more beautiful as they age with natural wear and tear. Windsor chairs are a classic form of furniture. They serve their purpose,they are strong, they are beautiful,and they have an enduring beauty that passes from one generation to the next. They will be passed down  indefinitely and may well become museum pieces.