A hand carved and painted lazy susan by Iowa artist Sticks.  Measures 20 inches.

About Sticks
Sticks origins date back to 1985 when Sarah Grant, an abstract painter and college art instructor was commissioned to design a wooden nativity for Better Homes & Gardens Decorative Woodcrafts magazine. At the time, Sarah's artistic background was solely focused on drawing and painting linear surfaces; this project challenged Sarah to incorporate her artistry onto a 3-D surface.

On a weekend excursion to a friend's antique store, Sarah came across some etched wooden furniture from the twenties and thirties that inspired her. Sarah's father John assisted he with carving the wooden structures for a nativity set. She found in this technique an effective way to realize her designs.

Decorative Woodcrafts magazine purchased one of Sarah's nativity sets, and her mother Carol proudly claimed one of the "practice" sets to display in their home. Sarah was soon inundated with requests from family and friends for nativity sets and small holiday items. She began a small company called "Origin Art Forms" to supplement her income.

In December of 1991, Better Homes and Gardens featured a story about Sarah and her company, Origin Art Forms, which elicited a large national response and an influx of orders. Sarah incorporated the company as Sticks, Inc. in 1992 and the company has evolved to offer a distinctive line of furniture, accessories, and object art. Each piece is handcrafted and designed within Sticks award-winning design studio in Des Moines, Iowa by a staff or nearly 150 craft artisans.