This is a very particular shop. Besides the fact they make the utmost beautiful pics of their goodies, everything is hand made by them, not just with a pinch of passion...but with all their care & passion...
you can see it when looking at their products..anyways, once in a while i receive a mail from them, they are newly stocked..and what do you think...everything is sold out in 24 hours...this is a good example of products made with love & passion and they can hardly meet the demands...brilliant..
Herriot Grace is a venture of father and daughter, and this is their story. Lance and Nikole Herriott live 3400 kilometers apart: his workshop is in Victoria, British Columbia, and her studio is in Toronto, Ontario. When she first made her home more than halfway across the country, they started to send packages back and forth. In some of those packages, Lance began to include his own hand carved spoons. He had been collecting wood since the early seventies, and used his best pieces for these gifts. Nikole loved them; their balance and shape, the pieces were made with unmistakable care. She knew they were something special. One day it dawned on her that others might appreciate her father’s talent as she did, so Nikole asked if he would ever want to share his work. Lance took a few days to think about it. And, after some convincing, he agreed to her plan, but only with people that understood and cared about the time and effort spent on each piece. She told him, “Leave it to me, I know just the sort.” And with that, Herriott Grace was born. In the three years since, their small shop has grown to selling an array of hand carved and hand turned wooden objects, including spoons, bowls, pedestals, candy dishes, serving boards, rolling pins, plates and mortar and pestle sets. All are one of a kind and made entirely of salvaged, chemical-free wood, ranging in type, age, and origin. None are exactly the same, and thus none are perfect. Yes, like.....But the slight imperfections are an effect of the handmade quality. I would say nature....just like us...
Lance still lives in Victoria, and still sends packages to Nikole in Toronto. Now, she styles and photographs those pieces he sends, and together they are Herriott Grace. It sounds like a beautiful fairytale...and we do need some more magic....Last picture is a cloud cookie cutter...i'll put my head in the clouds...really like...
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