The Workhouse

CONGRATULATIONS to our Raffle and Auction winners from Saturday nights fundraiser for Megan Marie Myers! Those fine folks have been contacted so if you were there and waiting to hear back- my apologies for the delay! (I am nearly helpless on social media!) I will be posting a round up of our combined earnings ASAP!

If you've spent any time at The Workhouse, chances are you've already fallen for the work of Heidi Weiss Hoffman of HWH Ceramics. She's been part of our community for a while now, and we never get tired of talking about her.

Based in Tumalo, just outside Bend, Heidi hand-builds ceramic vessels that are deeply rooted in the landscapes, textures, and travels that inspire her. Her path to ceramics is one of our favorite kinds of stories. After decades in the restaurant and food industry, she discovered ceramics through a class at Central Oregon Community College. And then she never looked back.

Her work features minimalist, organic forms with subtle irregularities and tactile surfaces that echo mid-century ceramic design and the natural world around her. Earthy. Grounded. Quietly beautiful. The kind of piece that feels like it was always meant to be in your home.

Come see what's new in the shop!

Central Oregon in puzzle form.

Lindsay Gilmore puzzles are in the shop based on her original landscape paintings of some of our favorite places right here in Central Oregon.

Smith Rock · Three Sisters · Tumalo Falls · Sparks Lake · The Deschutes River

The kind of puzzle you frame when you're done.

Briar from Wild River Rose has two beautiful new herbal bath soak scents in the shop, Mountain Air and Fresh Mint, and we are obsessed.

Each bag is crafted with mineral-rich Dead Sea salts, Epsom salts, and magnesium chloride flakes, blended with essential oils and dried botanicals for real therapeutic benefit. And tucked inside every bag? A small gemstone to use during your soak. 💎 Because Briar thinks of everything.

🏔️ Mountain Air is infused with eucalyptus, spearmint, and lemon, cooling, bright, and invigorating. It's the feeling of stepping outside into clean mountain air after a long day, bottled and brought into your bath. Perfect for restoring after a hike, a hard week, or simply a day that asked too much of you.

🌿 Fresh Mint is a crisp, uplifting blend of citrus, cooling mint, and rosemary, invigorating yet grounding. It refreshes tired muscles, supports circulation, and restores clarity and energy. The ideal morning reset or a revitalizing evening soak that leaves you feeling completely recharged.

Your body called. It wants this. 🛁 Come find both scents at The Workhouse in Bend, Oregon.

There's a reason a letterpress card feels different the moment you hold it.

Susan of Green Bird Press prints every card right here in her studio at The Workhouse, running each one through the press by hand, multiple times depending on how many colors are used. That slight impression you feel when you run your finger across the surface? That's not a side effect. That's the whole point. It's what makes letterpress printing one of the most tactile, intimate forms of craft still practiced today.

Her cards are in the shop right now, perfectly timed for graduates, dads, birthdays, anniversaries, just because moments, and everything in between.