About Michelle
Born December 9, 1951 Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Michelle Holzapfel has over four decades of experience turning and carving native hardwoods in Southern Vermont, where she lives. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in the U.S., Australia and Europe.
Publications featuring her work include House Beautiful, American Craft, Woodworking and Fine Woodworking. Her writings have been published in American Craft, Woodworking and Turning Points magazines. She has also lectured and taught at events sponsored by local and national craft organizations.
This archive is dedicated to the preservation of the heritage of handwork bequeathed to me by maker ancestors: loggers and trappers, weavers and seamstresses, quilters and metalworkers. May future makers take inspiration from this archive of objects, presentations and writings.