Specialties

Nestled in a tiny valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, is an old red barn that reflects the beauty of its surroundings in products redeemed from nature. The barn provides plenty of creative space for veteran artisan Peter Welch, whose products have been enjoyed in various forms from hand turned bowls and platters, pens, wine stoppers, and jewelry to custom furniture, chicken coops, caskets and even signs for Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Is there anything this man can't create? The cushion of sawdust beneath your feet and aroma of local and exotic woods draws you into a world we often overlook. Fascinating patterns revealed In twisted grain, or the burl of a tree, evidence of beetles and insects whose destructive forays produce interesting designs revealed on a lathe.