Chris became interested
in broom making while helping to finish the log cabin village
in Renfro Valley in spring of 1999. While helping to finish the
village, he would go into the broom shop and try his hand at winding
broomcorn on the handles. He continued going back as often as
possible. Mrs. Betty Lindblom, a former broom maker and a clerk
at the craft store, encouraged Chris to keep practicing. While
visiting the Indian Fort Theatre Crafts Fair that summer, he met
Mr. Jim Harmon, a broom maker from Springfield, KY. Mr. Harmon
volunteered to work with Chris at the broom shop. Those days at
the village were all it took for Chris to realize the importance
of keeping the dying art of broom making alive. Chris was able
to purchase his own equipment from Mr. Harmon and the rest is
history!
