The value of an employee who thinks cannot be measured – so we intentionally encourage the development of this capacity. “Bark Season” coincides with the Summer break from high school and university, so we hire a percentage of returning students each year for our team. At the end of each season, we meet and ask … Continued
Congratulations Appalachian State University For Grand Opening of New Health Sciences Building Probably our smallest installation ever just occurred in ASU’s largest building. The plaques on the Levine Hall wall of appreciation are crafted from Bark House wood slabs and bark tiles – healthy materials! A central theme of the building project is written on … Continued
Saturday morning found me moving quickly through a little-known mountain pass that connects North Carolina to Tennessee. The pavement has never met across state lines, and to this day, a strip of gravel poses special challenges in wet or dry weather. This narrow road climbs from the valley floor to a pinnacle point where the … Continued
The incredibly textured look and feel or rough white pine wall coverings is its first attraction. The rich reddish brown to dark brown color completes the sense of luxury that is associated with this new product. Harvested from the lower trunk of the white pine tree, this bark veneer wall covering is removed by our … Continued
Bark House founders wanted to increase the vitality of the Appalachian Region that they call home. This would require creating livelihoods for people born of a gentle culture that revered nature. The work had to honor ancient traditions and values of the whole-community, something that local people could take pride in. Growing its viability … Continued
At dawn I headed out to feed the animals. On cold January mornings its particularly important for the horses because eating the hay warms them. In the dim light, I was having an internal dialog about the efficiency of movement in space. I have been planning a remodel and eventual addition to the old farm … Continued
From the article: Highland Craftsmen Repurposes Unwanted Tree Bark When they started fashioning tree bark into decorative wall coverings two and a half decades ago, Chris and Marty McCurry were not seeking to merely carve out a niche in the design world. Instead, the innovative couple built what was to become a venerable Western North … Continued
At the end of September, The Bark House participated in a river sweep with the Toe River Valley Coalition and Mrs. Sirois 8th grade Science class. Some of the things that the students discovered were: Whoever made kayaking “a thing” was pretty smart. “This” does not belong in the river. I got … Continued
The Bark House® at Highland Craftsmen, Inc.® is honored in the Best for Community list for 2016, which includes businesses that earned a Community score in the top 10 percent of more than 1,800 Certified B Corporations on the B Impact Assessment. The full assessment measures a company’s impact on its workers, community, customers and … Continued
Throughout 2016, North Carolina’s state parks system will celebrate its centennial. One of the nation’s first state parks was created 100 years ago at the summit of Mount Mitchell, and since then, the system has grown to nearly a quarter-million acres set aside for conservation, recreation and education. The occasion offers North Carolinians an opportunity … Continued