Born in January of '86, Nora Childers comes from a long line of creative do it yourselfers. Her maternal great grandfather, fresh off the boat from Germany, instilled in the family the mindset of 'If you don't have it, make it.' This has carried down over the past century to spawn an entire clan of artisan folk. Great grandfather Godfred Hennig's welding and blacksmithing work from his early years on the Gulf Coast is commemorated in the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi, Mississippi. Nora's father was an amazing woodworker and musician, while her mother is an accomplished...more
