Master Craftsman

Emily Needham, aka The Lettuce Lady, serves up hearty salads, souvenirs and handmade ceramics from her self-service kiosk.

Avery Fuchs gathers fragments of sea glass from Long Island’s past and transforms them into powerful works of art.

In Greenport, the Weathered Barn specializes in handmade candles, fragrances and beauty products — and all kinds of eclectic artisan creations.

With its roots in classical architecture and design, Brooklyn-based Foster Reeve creates modern masterpieces in plaster.

After Jeanne Santomauro Schnupp lost her daughter to cancer, she decided to paint meaningful scenes on the camper they both enjoyed so much.

Inside most Behind The Hedges magazines, our Master Craftsman column highlights people who help make our house a home. Whether in Dan’s Papers, the Long Island Press or in Behind The Hedges Palm Beach, they use their skills to refine the home, whether it’s creating an item we use or enjoy every day, like Roger Levin,…
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Billy Reardon of Centereach has sold hundreds of his handcrafted birdhouses from reclaimed wood.

David and Jeanie Stiles specialize in the construction of treehouses that range from very basic to uber-fancy with high-end features one would expect to find in any Hamptons home.

Jason and Samantha Nagorski of R.E.N. Design Company create unique custom furniture and home accessories for an eclectic clientele.

Most people collect seashells and sea glass from the beach and aren’t sure what to do with them, so they end up either back on the shore or in a jar sitting in the house. But, Hayley Di Rico isn’t most people.