Labor of love - Monadnock Ledger Transcript
That’s essentially what art is. For fine craftworkers like Terry Miller of Jaffrey or Pat Thalhauser of Francestown, it is the essence of what they do — and the best part. Miller and Thalhauser are among 30 craftsmen and women and fine artists who will be featured this weekend during Francestown’s annual Labor Day festivities. Each year, a selection of the best artists are chosen to be featured in the Labor Day Juried Arts & Crafts show. Many artists return year after year, but there is always something new. This year, there are seven new artists being featured — among them, are locals Miller and Thalhauser. Terry Miller’s love for woodwork started in the same place he would later instill it in future generations: Woodshop class. That experience shaped Miller’s career, and from 1970 until 2004, he taught industrial arts at local schools, including in Hollis, Amherst, and for three years, at Conant High School. It’s the middle-schoolers he enjoyed teaching the most, though, said Miller — those at the same age when he discovered woodworking. But even while he was teaching, Miller didn’t limit his work to the classroom, designing custom furniture from time to time. “It was my therapy,” said Miller of first getting into making wooden toys. Source: www.ledgertranscript.com
