What's In A Name?
The piece usually gives us a clue.
The Blackwater. The Blue Note. The Curiosity. The Harbor Encore. The names are part description, part personality, and sometimes simply the thing a finished piece seems determined to call itself.
Wood has grain, movement, color, scars and surprises before the first cut is ever made. Add resin, an unusual edge, or an unexpected detail and a name can begin to emerge right along with the piece.
Sometimes the material has already started the story.
A Board With A Backstory
And why do we call it charcuterie, anyway?
The word charcuterie comes from a French culinary tradition centered on preparing and preserving meats. The word is old. The modern habit of turning the board itself into part of the occasion is considerably more fun.
At New Morning Farms, the serving surface doesn't have to disappear beneath what's being served. Pieces such as The Gathering Platter and The Trifecta are made to earn a place at the table before the first bite arrives.
Useful can still have very good manners.
Northern Michigan Gets A Vote
Some names carry a little geography with them.
The Harbor Encore. The Center Line Northwood. Other pieces take their cues from water, shoreline, forest, and the colors that belong to this part of Michigan.
That doesn't mean a piece belongs only here. It means the place it came from left something behind in the design.
A little Northern Michigan can travel remarkably well.
Custom you say?