Hospice event - at the Marriott Monday

Written By Robin Wade

hospice fundraiserI, like many, am more than skeptical about most government programs.  But if/when your family has a need for Hospice care, I believe you'll develop a great appreciation for this one.

Hospice of the Shoals is having their annual fundraiser, "a little taste of goodness" was great fun last year.  The best restaurants from the area show off their best dish for this amazing cause.  I won't be able to attend this one, but have made my donation of a small piece of furniture again this year.  And, as if I needed an excuse, it was a treat to see my old friend from grade school, Stan Simpson, who has just taken the marketing position with Hospice of the Shoals. 

Robin Wade
Robin Wade Furniture is a celebration of nature—a melding of a forward thinking commitment to the environment and a quiet, harmonious design aesthetic. From his "slow studio" in North Alabama, award-winning wood artist Robin Wade designs and crafts one-of-a-kind handmade furniture. Years before a piece is ready to enter a client's home or a gallery, the process begins—naturally—with the tree. Sustainably harvested, each specimen of hardwood is flitch sawn into natural-edge wood slabs, debarked by hand with a draw knife, and stacked to dry, usually for years, before the final cure in the kiln. From here, Wade and his team use both hand and power tools to bring Wade's vision to life, and then finish each piece with a hand-rubbed oil blend. Each organic furniture creation by Robin Wade Furniture balances the raw, natural beauty of environmentally, locally sourced hardwoods with minimally invasive, clean lines—a juxtaposition Wade calls both rustic and modern. “I haven’t yet found a better artist than nature,” he says.
robinwadefurniture.com
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