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Get Spoonified
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: 2016/10 - October
It’s no wonder Jonathan Simon’s Spoons are dishing up deliciousness from Maine to L.A.
He’s crafted thousands of utensils over the past four decades, each one fastidiously smooth, supremely functional, beautifully balanced, and artfully designed. His award-winning products are sell-outs at shows and exhibitions coast-to-coast.
Once you use a Jonathan Spoon or a Moon Spoon, designed by his gifted graphic artist wife Julia, you’ll wonder how you ever survived without one. Their spoons are a zen experience, each creation becoming an extension of the owner’s hand. And here’s a bonus – spoon users swear the cherrywood makes the food taste better.
How did Jonathan spoon-up to the idea of creating beautiful wooden utensils? When he was in fifth grade he had an epiphany-moment with, of all things, a well-known pancake mix. To mix it, he used a wooden spoon … a bumpy, out of balance, bulky wooden spoon.
He says, “It really did plant a seed. In seventh grade I took woodworking class. My teacher was a wood artist. I didn’t make a spoon but I started messing around with wood. I brought a creation to my grandmother who was blind. She said, ‘It needs more sanding.’ Her blindness made me aware of the tactile feel of wood. To this day, my spoons must pass the grandmother-test.”
It’s clear his work is everything his first wooden-spoon-pancake-experience was not. To see more of this unique kitchen art, visit woodspoon.com, moonspoon.com.
Catch this sensational couple in person at Smitten’s Third Thursday, October 20, from 5:30 P.M. until. Smitten’s hours are Monday through Thursday: 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; Friday and Saturday: 11:00 A.M. ‘til the cows come home and the fat lady sings; and Sunday: 1:00 to 5:00 P.M. Smitten is located at 468 Main Street, downtown Highlands. Call (828) 342-9220 for more information or email [email protected].
It’s time to get Spoonified!
