Bryan Owens

Every business has a story, a series of events that influenced its birth. Brookland Leather Co. is no different. Up until I was 10 years old, my family lived in the coal fields of Southwest Virginia on a hillside where neighbors and other kids were few and far between. My mom was a seamstress, quilter, knitter, painter, builder, just an all around crafter. With no kids to play with, I watched her intently and learned how to embroider, knit and crochet. Fast forward several years past college, marriage, and the start of my own family, I developed a keen interest in classic cars and even more so in custom car upholstery. My new found upholstery hobby became mostly leather upholstery which led to a beginner’s leather craft kit. With the help of my daughter and son’s names, Brooklyn and Landon, Brookland Leather Co. was born.

Working with my hands quickly became my passion and way of obtaining personal fulfillment. It’s exciting for me to get my hands on a new hide of leather. Each hide is unique and the options to create are endless. I can make 5 wallets with the same physical characteristics out of 5 different hides of leather, making them same yet different.

Those early days of watching my crafty mom at home gave me the creativity needed to implement my own ideas as well as those of others that are looking for unique products. There is something special about handmade leather goods that many folks love, especially when their own ideas can be incorporated into the finished product. 

Bill Dotten

I begin my work on a lathe turning native Appalachian wood and exotic imported woods into bowls, vases, and small objects. These classic forms are either finished, carved, inlaid, airbrushed, or pryographed to create useful or decorative vessels or objects. I try to treat each unique creation with sensitivity for the material in order to display and to celebrate its full character. The shapes of my bowls and hollow vases are both classic and contemporary.

Chris Jones

Gourds are vessels created by nature. After drying in the fields the cleaning process begins. The gourd is prepared for staining then cut and embellishments may be added. Each piece we create is unique one-of-a-kind pieces of artwork.

Classy Glass

Lewis Roberts

Folk Art style crafts created from mostly reclaimed wood. We create Old World Santas, Snowmen, and a variety of other seasonal and decorative pieces.

John and Patty Hageman

John does the carvings which include all birds, animals and fish which are all carved with realistic detail. He also carves caricatures, wood spirits, walking sticks, busts and masks. Patty does the chip carving which is a decorative form of carving where specific shapes of chips are removed to form a design. Her carvings and burnings include Christmas ornaments, wall hangings, trivets and decorative boxes. If you have an idea of what you would like we can do it.

Gracie & Louie Clevinger

Handmade crafts for all occasions. Christmas tree ornaments, halloween cats, and an assortment of angles are just a few of the many items available. Write or call for a complete list of items & prices. We also produce blueberry jam, jelly and sugar-free jam made from organically grown blueberries.

Michael Gillman

I focus on building black powder accessories for the match shooter, re-enacter, black powder hunter and enthusiasts. I am currently making powder horns and powder measures per order. I have a small inventory on hand. I have the ability to make small, medium and large horns and mild wood working as well. Powder measures are made based on the amount of black powder grain you request it to hold. I was born and raised in Wytheville, Virginia. I am a 9th generation Southwest Virginian. My 7th great grandfather was the first superintendent of the lead mines in Fort Chiswell arriving in 1761 at the request of John Chiswell. I am also descended from premier gunmakers Jacob Shaffer and the Honaker family of Wythe and Pulaski Counties of the early to mid 1800s.

Marcella Sayers

Handcrafted polymer clay and copper wire jewelry. Techniques for clay include skinner blends, mica-shift, and use of slices of cane (logs) created by the artist.

John Alexander

Raised in the mountains of Virginia when self-sufficiency was the norm, the Alexanders have been making traditional mountain brooms and poplar bark baskets for over 40 years. The brooms and baskets retain their functionality while at the same time reflecting the personalities of their makers. Our mission is to clean up the earth one sweep at a time.