Some of our talented crafters include:

Brownie's Woodcrafts

Mr. Brown of Brownie's Woodcrafts makes all of his wooden home decor and gifts by hand using a scroll saw. He is very thankful for finding this wonderful craft in retirement, 18 years ago and loves sharing his craftsmanship with his customers, friends and family. All that I do would not be possible without the support of my wife, Jeanne.

GnomeSweetGnome

GnomeSweetGnome- Handcrafted decorative gnomes for every occasion by Donna Catlow. “During the Pandemic I found myself wanting to put a smile on peoples’ faces and what better way than to create handcrafted gnomes. I make each one as if making one for a friend or family member.” -Donna

Mother of all Bottles

Mother of all Bottles is run by a working mom and hobby artist Maryanne Frake. Making bottle art started out with the hunt for sea glass. Collecting sea glass was a fun weekend pastime for her family but they collected so much they had to come up with what to do with it all. After many beautiful and fun projects with sea glass the hobby changed into what she can make with recycled bottles. She loves turning trash into reusable and beautiful items. Every piece of glass from the bottles is used in her creations. The pastime has also brought her closer to her teenage son. He loves to help her sell and has given himself the title of Chief Sales Officer.

Wreaths and Pieces by Maria

Wreaths and Pieces by Maria. “I have been designing wreaths for over 15 years. All are one of a kind and affordable for everyone to welcome friends and family to your home.” -Maria

Dragonfly Designs

Dragonfly Designs by Kari A. Van Riper Thorn. She has been crafting since an early age with the help of her incredibly talented mom who taught her all kinds of wonderful crafts. Diamond painting, needlework, and crocheting are some of the crafts she brings to the Maximilian Foundation to support their mission of Prevention. “Crafting truly helps me with all the stressors of life, keeping mind and hands busy, to be able to create something beautiful to share with others.” -Kari

Anna Salibello Pottery

Anna Salibello Pottery. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Anna, has settled on studio pottery as her permanent career. Her early pottery years led to her founding an architectural ceramic tile business. Her most notable project was making mosaics and tile for the restoration of the New York City subway system. Her work decorates many subway stations. The magnetic pull of persona l expression in ceramics won out. Anna has rediscovered her true passion in throwing and hand building pottery on the wheel and more recently, hand building functional and decorative sculptural pieces. After exposure in Japan to masters, her work has shown the strong influence of the Japanese aesthetic. She is happiest making work in a distinctively organic style, purposely echoing the imperfections found in life.

NJ Logowear

NJ Logowear has created a line, 609 Life, especially for the Maximilian Foundation with lots of exciting items just for our store.