Check Out Detrick Martin’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Detrick Martin.

Thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
My brother (Chad Martin), my mother (Carol Martin), and I started our business Crafts From Trees three years ago. My father was a shop teacher so we naturally grew up in the shop. Chad is a master woodworker, my mother makes pine needle baskets, and I do wood carving with a rotary tool.

I taught myself how to carve and have developed my unique style. I specialize in comfort birds, mushrooms, and bonsai trees and try to add a new line each year. We set up crafts shows and farmers markets along the front range and in the mountains 2 to 3 times a month year-round.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Learning is never a smooth road. Since I am self-taught, there are always many tries and mistakes. I just continue to read, get advice from my brother, and try again!

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I work at creating my vision and am always improving on my designs.

At this time, I specialize in comfort birds, mushrooms, and bonsai trees using locally sourced woods, Colorado driftwood, and exotic woods from around the world. Products are finished with linseed oil—no stains are used.

Contact Info:

• Website: craftsfromtrees.com
• Instagram: @vanmartin
• Facebook: @dvm1968