Kingman Island Signs

We were invited to create cedar signs for the newly opened Kingman Island, which is in the middle of the Anacostia River, between RFK Stadium and the east side, south of the Pepco plant in near SE Washington. This project was commissioned by the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation - we thank them for their generous support.

In process at the shop....

...and installed at Kingman Island!

Dream Boxes from the AM Class

Edgar, Fred, Dominic, Cherrell and Preston (not his Escalade) are truly accomplished woodworkers. They are about to enter the world of production - be sure to come out to Eastern Market soon to see their wares!

Legal Aid Society's 75th Anniversary Awards

Brandon and Iris are holding two Inspiration Boxes made especially for the Legal Aid Society of DC's 75th anniversary and Servant of Justice Dinner on April 17th. This is the second year that the Legal Aid Society of DC has supported Covenant House by commissionning special awards for their clebrated honorees. We thank Gregg Kelley and is wonderful staff for their support, and hope to be there to help duing their 76th year!

Awards for CUA's Student Leadership Recognition Celebration

For the second year, Catholic University's University Center,Office of Student Programs and Events has selected the Artisans Program to craft beautiful personalized boxes for their Student Leadership Awards. Iris, Chris, Brandon, Mike and Lewis worked hard to prepare over thirty individual boxes for presentation over the course of two weeks. We are grateful to Kim Timpany and her team at CUA for their significant investment in our program.

Thanks Jim! We'll miss you!

Jim Bradshaw (pictured, center, with the afternoon Artisans) came to Covenant House Washington after learning about what we were doing from reading the Washington Post article that ran in December of 2005, and has been a dedicated volunteer, woodworking mentor, and expert photographer for our youth and staff. Many of his photos appear on this blog.

Jim will be relocating to South Carolina next month, and we will miss him dearly.

Thank you, Jim, for your dedication, excitement, and hopes for our youths' success. Best of luck to you in SC, and you know that you can come back to use our shop anytime!