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Makers in Williamsburg

6 sourced makers in Williamsburg, Virginia — custom furniture, woodworking, metalwork, ceramics, and other commissioned craft, listed alphabetically, never ranked. See how we source claims.

Makers in Williamsburg

Beverly Burgdorf

Williamsburg

Specializes in Ceramics

Artist-in-residence and owner of Colonial Folk Art Studio & Gallery in Williamsburg, working primarily in clay alongside mixed-media painting, with pieces influenced by Southern folk and outsider art traditions and sold in galleries and gift stores across the Mid-Atlantic, New England, the South, and California.

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Ryan Eure

Williamsburg

Specializes in Jewelry

Williamsburg jewelry designer working as Ryan Eure Designs, taking timeless fine-jewelry design in new directions influenced by sacred geometry.

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Janea Whitacre

Williamsburg

Specializes in Fashion & Accessory Making

Mistress Milliner and Mantua-Maker in Colonial Williamsburg's Department of Historic Trades, practicing and teaching 18th-century millinery (accessories, trim, and undergarments) and mantua-making (gown construction) at the Margaret Hunter Shop on Duke of Gloucester Street — a working, publicly visible historic-trade shop, not a retail business.

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Rebecca Godzik

Williamsburg

Specializes in Fashion & Accessory Making

Journeywoman Supervisor Milliner and Mantua-Maker in Colonial Williamsburg's Department of Historic Trades, working alongside apprentices at the Margaret Hunter Shop and presenting on the history and preservation of 18th-century millinery and mantua-making trades in partnership with William & Mary's National Institute of American History & Democracy.

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John Shelton

Williamsburg

Specializes in Glass

Master glassblower and founder of Shelton Glass Works in Williamsburg, specializing in Early American reproduction glass. Makes glass from raw sand, soda ash, and lime using hand-fashioned colonial-style tools, rather than pre-mixed or recycled glass. Two pieces held in The Corning Museum of Glass's permanent collection.

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Bob Leek

Williamsburg

Specializes in Ceramics

Williamsburg potter working in wheel-thrown and hand-built brown stoneware, bisque-fired then glaze-fired to 2250°F. Functional, food-safe pottery exhibited at venues and markets across the Historic Triangle, including American Cottage in Yorktown and Yorktown Market Days.

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