In
1927 William Swanson, artist and wanderer, reined his horse and buggy
into a logged over lumber camp south of Lakewood. What he saw
in his dreams was a magical world of stone houses and wooden gates,
of hand-hewn furniture and pictures framed in roots of trees.
A world of man living in harmony with nature. He spent the rest
of his life turning that vision into wonderful reality without plans
or blueprints...only seeing things in nature and his mind. For
his use of stone and wood and his love for subtle surpises and rustic
delights, Swanson has often been compared to Frank Lloyd Wright. Like
Wright, Swanson made much of the furniture that graces his cottages.
Enjoy
a brief visit in the world of Gingrbread Houses and Smurf-like cottages.
It's one of my favorite places to visit and it promises to keep you
coming back time after time to find just a little more...it
does me...and each time I find something I didn't see before.
