March 22, 2016 · by Claire Showalter
Most major holidays are represented by a specific color or two, but Easter brings to mind an entire rainbow of malt chocolate candies and plastic filmy “grass.” I’m not entirely sure what the origin story is to explain rabbits hiding eggs full of goodies and why it isn’t a bit more suspect, but I prefer to happily munch on my treats and not ask too many questions.
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Fall 2015 · Written and Photographed by Claire Showalter
Marietta has been a place of making since the town’s earliest days, from the time the pioneers first settled the area, combining their enterprising spirit with practical skills to meet their daily needs and lay the groundwork for what would become a town of innovation and production. This spirit persisted into the boom of the industrial age as all manner of craftspeople refined their skills and expanded their businesses beyond the valley. The area’s abundance of natural resources and strong links to other cities provided a solid grounding for small craft-based and light industries to flourish.
Read the full article in Issue 02 of the ClutchMOV print magazine, available for purchase here.
Fall/Winter 2015 · by Claire Showalter
The Safe-Cabinet Company was established in 1905 with the intent to manufacture fireproof document safes on a commercial scale. After spending a quarter of a century as a Methodist minister, Willis V. Dick founded the business when he saw the need for a new kind of product to both protect and organize the valuable records and manuscripts that churches like his collected over the years. Safe-Cabinet opened its first location in Marietta, later opening an additional facility in Cincinnati to manufacture equipment for banks.
Read the full article in Volume 46, Numbers 3 & 4 of the Tallow Light magazine, available through the Washington County Historical Society.
July 29, 2015 · by Claire Showalter
After wrapping up graduate school in December, I quickly realized I needed to get to busy making a designated workspace in my apartment. I am constantly making, drawing, painting, gluing, stitching, and so on, and after six years of design school, I’ve been spoiled to the point that even my giant studio desk was not spacious enough to contain my creativity (or is that my habit to start too many projects at once?), so no standard writing desk would quite do the trick at home. I live solo and drive a bicycle, so furniture shopping tends to involve my dear, sweet, car-owning friends to help me pick up larger pieces and haul them up the stairs to my second floor apartment (thanks guys!), which leaves me feeling a tad guilty.
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September 24, 2014 · by Claire Showalter
There is no better, more reassuring and reliable snack than fresh bread topped with butter, jam or perhaps a nice brie. For the longest time, I thought baking bread was too complicated, skill intensive and time consuming to even begin to consider, but this recipe is so basic that I find myself enjoying a small loaf for breakfast or lunch a few times a week! I typically make a large batch of dough in advance and keep in the refrigerator all week to have on hand, simply throwing a small loaf in the oven while I get ready in the morning!
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