New Limited Edition for Mother's Day 2022!
Sierra Madre Set
$150.00
Arriving just in time for Mother's Day, this oak and linen napkin set pays homage to the LA adjacent Sierra Madre or "Mother Range" mountains. The solid oak napkin rings evoke the peaks and valleys of LA's eastern landscape while the soft linen napkins speak to the rolling Pacific to our west.
In between is Downtown LA, where Artisans of wood and textile hand crafted this napkin set to bring warmth, beauty, simplicity (and clean chins) to your dining table.
Dimensions
Box: 9.75"L x 4.5"W x 3.5"H
5 Napkins: 16" x 16" each
5 Rings: 1.75"T x 2.25"W x 3.125"L each
Customization available for box only
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Would Works was so much more than I expected it to be. I felt like I was part of a family. I learned so much more than wood work-- I learned work ethics, responsibility, accountability, and preparation for re-entry into the workforce. Participating in the Would Works program was the very reason I was able to obtain employment and stay employed.
--Glasha Williams
2019 Would Works Artisan
Presently Community Health Worker at UC Irvine
Brunisha
Would Works is Brunisha's first job and she is excelling. Stay tuned for her full bio--and click on "read more" to see her profile video.
David
In the last year, during COVID, David says his living situation became dire and he knew he needed help. He has always loved making things and working with his hands, so he Googled ‘woodworking’ and ‘homeless,” and learned about Would Works.
E'dran
E'dran is an artist and a self described adventurist who is looking to re-enter the work force. His Would Works goal is to pay off his past due rent, but in the process he's been learning from the wood "...now that I started working with this wood, I ended up buying two plants! And it trips me out--the little small things like that, where you really start to appreciate-- because even though its wood, its life."
The opportunity to simply work hard for wages in order to afford the basic comforts of life is a great privilege that many of us in this country enjoy, and even take for granted. Would Works provides people who are homeless or living in poverty with the dignity of doing good work.
WW Volunteers Help Build Out Our New Expanded Shop
Our monthly volunteer days bring together our Artisans, staff and volunteer woodworkers from around LA to work on various projects around the shop. This month, our volunteers helped build lumber racks and rolling carts for our benchtop machines.
Community Builders Program Launches with Benches for RNLA
Would Works' new Community Builders Program is building outdoor furniture for the Willowbrook--a new permanent supportive housing site in South LA. Our first cohort of Builders is learning the fundamentals of designing, prototyping and building large scale furniture pieces for their community.
WW featured in Bloomberg Businessweek 2021 philanthropic issue!
Every month Bloomberg Businessweek has a page devoted to "The One,"--a particular product chosen by the editors. This month, for the philanthropic issue, our Better World Butter Set was deemed "The One" and got its own glossy spread. (Pun intended)
Exciting New Collaboration with People's Pottery Project
This holiday we are collaborating on a special edition product with People's Pottery Project (PPP). PPP is another impactful LA social enterprise--providing formerly incarcerated women with paid vocational training, healing community, and skills in crafts and making.We rely on the generous support of our community partners
Would Works thanks the following funders for supporting our programs
