Meet the Artist

Gale Schmidt

Woodworking

Gale Schmidt is a retired business owner with a diverse background. She has loved woodworking since childhood when she tagged alongside her dad as he dabbled in woodcraft. She took her first woodshop class in seventh grade and loved it. Since childhood, Gale has continued to grow her woodworking skills.  After a short venture working at a cabinet shop, she started her own cabinet shop, but she loved the craft more than the business aspect.  Gale moved into the corporate world, keeping woodworking as her hobby.  After many years she stumbled into the field of metal fabrication and started a fabrication company that she owned and operated for 23 years.  Now retired, Gale spends most of her time creating wooden products and teaching woodworking in her shop. Gale believes that there is something truly magical about turning rough lumber into a thing of beauty.

Materials and techniques: Gale combines multiple species of domestic and exotic hardwoods to create unique cutting boards, charcuterie boards, bookends, bowls, keepsake boxes, plant stands, etc., as well as furniture. All woods used are sustainably harvested, repurposed or recycled. The idea behind Gale’s products is to make beautiful, functional items that will last generations and are priced so that everyday people can afford to acquire the highest quality products.