About Us
A life-long admirer of true craftsmanship, John has been creating furniture since the mid-80′s. He is excited about finally making the vision a reality of helping American artisanship thrive by bringing together a wide range of truly talented craftspeople under the banner of Lonestar Artisans.
“At LoneStar Artisans, business IS personal. From our family to yours, we thank you so much for your patronage! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at: john@lonestarartisans.com. For more about what I’m thinking, doing, and feeling, see my blog.
If I don’t reply to your e-mail immediately, I’m probably either in the shop making sawdust or chasing one of these little ones around. I will get back to you shortly, I promise!”
John Loftis
John made his first piece of furniture in 1984. Since then, he's created hundreds of projects in his woodworking shop. He enjoys designing and crafting custom furniture and case goods. He also has an inexplicable love of making gourmet cutting boards and chopping blocks. He is the founder and owner of LoneStar Artisans. He is also the current President of the North Texas Woodworkers Association.
Mike Boyd
Mike is passionate about craftsmanship. He began turning wood over thirty years ago,when he inherited an old lathe from his grandfather.Since then, he has turned pens, art bowls and architectural pieces. In addition, he has several decades' experience as a furniture and cabinet maker. He has been a woodworking instructor, and is also beginning to tackle other disciplines, such as stained glass.
Sherril Blackmon
Sherrill has been a woodworker for almost forty years. His first love is turning wood projects on his lathes, especially fine writing instruments. He also has significant experience with furniture repair and general woodworking. He is married, lives in North Texas, and has a passel of grandchildren.
Gary Bobenhausen
Gary started wood working in 1975 when he decided that he was not happy with the quality or safety of the wood toys on the market. Since then, he has made quality and safe wood toys, pens, and furniture. He still enjoys making wood toys for his sons and grandchildren. Gary was also a career helicopter pilot, flying both for the military and for the police.
Frank Kupec
Frank's work can be seen in numerous galleries around the country. He is an extremely talented artist, specializing in large, turned bowls. He is fascinated by craftsmanship in numerous media, and is a superb stained glass artisan as well as a wood turner.
Liz Kupec
In woodworking, Liz does one thing and does it EXTREMELY well. She is one of the best pen turners I've ever met, producing exceptional fine writing instruments. In a woodworking world dominated by men, it is wonderful to have a female master artisan in the mix. When she's not turning pens, Liz dotes on her dogs, grandchildren, children, and husband.
