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We are makers on a mission to preserve and promote, educate and encourage, the highest standard of excellence in regional crafts.
The work of our Members reflects a high degree of competence, professional standards, and artistry in their medium and category. Eligibility is determined by a jury review process which takes place twice each year.
Herbert Johnston
Herbert Johnston
Benton, MS
Wood
Member since 2004
After retiring in Clinton Ms, I spent one year consulting in the environmental engineering business while I restored from the ground up a 1970 Pontiac Lemans Sport Convertible. At the end of the project a brother gave me an old small wood lathe and I started turning. To my wife’s displeasure I found myself turning 18 hours a day. On the family farm I had old building that were not being used and thought I would turn them into woodworking studios. I ended up with a studio that was large enough to house all the the family’s woodworking equipment, where we all work together. Now my hobby is my job. I harvest my own trees, saw and dry the lumber for my projects. I spend most of my waking hours in absolute bliss designing, creating and restoring anything made of wood. My true passion will always be turning on a wood lathe.