Keep Craft Alive

This campaign celebrates those who have chosen to passionately pursue a career in design, building, and remodeling. Use #KeepCraftAlive on social media to share your passion for the cause and to showcase inspirational people and their work.

Michael Chandler, Designer and Builder
In addition to running a design-build firm with this wife, Michael Chandler enjoys teaching others about green building.
Katie Hughes, Founder, Girls Build
In 2016, this carpenter started a program that introduces girls from eight to 15 to the basics of carpentry and other trades.
Lydia Crowder, Drywaller
When college turned out not to be the right path, this drywaller accepted a job in her father's drywall business and got hooked on the trade.
Keegan McAuliffe, Builder and Business Owner
In an area with a nearly nonexistent building code, this builder has cornered a niche market for high-performance homes.
Mason Lord, Builder and Remodeler
This builder was introduced to craft as a child, and his decades-long career includes historic preservation as well as education.
Keep Craft Alive: Polly Doolittle, Specialty Plaster Painter
This painter specializes in veneer plaster, a multilayer finishing system used to add color, texture, and dimension to a wall, fireplace, or range hood.
Alison Croney Moses, Artist and Educator
This art-program director focuses on providing spaces for young people to have opportunities to work with their hands.
John Stephany, Remodeling and Construction Instructor
This teacher spends much of his time advocating for folks of all backgrounds to enter the trades.
Beth Pointer, Owner, Done Construction
For this construction-business owner, client communication is key to her company's success.
Tom Bodett, Co-Founder, HatchSpace
Known for his broadcasting and writing career, this carpenter and furniture-maker founded a nonprofit woodworking school.

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