About Us

A Simpler Time began 20 years ago with very little plan, but the need to simplify & paint.

In these years, it has grown, changed to include John and really become not just mine, but our way of life.

Almost accidentally, both John & I work with the idea of repurposing what may have ended up in a landfill. Whether I paint on it, or John turns it into whimsical garden art friends, wind chimes or other "re-uses", new life is given to old stuff in our hands. 

We live in a wee little town we love, in a big old house we love and create every day hoping to bring joy to your home with our work.

Work? Not really, when you love what you're doing, and believe me, we do!

Thank you for stopping by to visit! Lori & John