The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift…Tommy Mitchell Company in High Point April 2012

I happened upon Tommy Miller’s booth as I was leaving market last week in High Point. His wife, Marty, was manning their show space alone and spoke to me as I walked by. Marty caught my eye, because she still looked fresh and was pleasant, which is amazing on the last day of show at the eleventh hour. You would have thought it was the first day of the show and I was the first buyer. She excitedly shared her husband’s work and explained every detail to me. At first, I thought, wow! I have really found something here! I can’t wait to share with the world! After further conversation with my new sweet friend, I discovered that I was late to the party ! It seems Bunny Williams, Phoebe Howard and a host of other greats had discovered Tommy’s work as well. As we stood and chatted I had a hard time focusing on conversation for the temptation to look at every flower. Simply exquisite and so lifelike! Each flower is created from copper and tin then tediously hand painted and shaped to mimic the real flower. Truly works of art. My favorite kept changing as I walked around the booth. It was really hard to leave without purchasing one. Of course several varieties have been added to my wish list for future purchases. To own something so beautiful, which will not die and lovingly made locally is too good to be true! What more is there to want?

Eventually, Tommy strolled up and was as gracious and pleasant as his lovely wife.

I wish I had taken a picture of Marty and Tommy, but here is one of Tommy…