Our Juried Artisans

ACV Juried Virginia Artisan members represent the highest quality hand-crafted, artisan-made works that the Commonwealth of Virginia has to offer.  Each Juried Virginia Artisan featured in this section has gone through a rigorous standards review process recognizing the high quality of their work.

What is An Artisan?

An Artisan creates objects of three dimensional craft, often to be used functionally, but always with a high degree of artistry and quality craftsmanship. For the Artisan, form follows function, and the work of the Artisan speaks to the simple honesty of that paradigm. The Artisan pours himself into his craft, making his quality objects with pride, honesty, and integrity. Whether using hand tools or machines, the Artisan takes no shortcuts that might compromise the quality of the work. The Artisan does not attempt to compete with the large scale manufacturer, and the amount of time taken to make a work of fine craft is secondary to the result. That the goal of the Artisan is to achieve heirloom quality is an unspoken assumption.

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Select Artisan by Last Name:

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A random selection of our Juried Artisans:

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  Morse, Dale

  A school for ornamental blacksmithing, welding and jewelry instruction.
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  Newell, A. B.

  Modern leatherwork built using traditional tools.
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  Pettigrew, Alex

  Capturing the natural beauty and wonder of American wood
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  Robins, Karen

  Original designs that reflect multicultural, symbolic and universal themes - carved in wax and cast in silver and gold.
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  Haun, Kary

  What I love about creating functional pottery is the idea that the viewer gets to have a unique relationship with a piece of art
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  Crane, Suzanne

  I am interested in exploring the aesthetic tension and harmony between the natural and the manmade.