Tallassee craftsman reclaims vintage materials to create one-of-a-kind pieces
Shannon Mann never considered himself an artist, until he recognized the beauty of his ability to transform old, seemingly useless materials into one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture, lighting and décor that he sells at Salvage Craft in the Red Hill community outside of Tallassee.
kAm%96 DE@C6[ CF? 3J |2?? 2?5 9:D H:76 {:?5D2J[ C646?E=J 46=63C2E65 :ED @?6\J62C 2??:G6CD2CJ[ 3FE |2??’D A2DD:@? 2?5 D<:==D 52E6 324< E@ 9:D 62C=J 49:=59@@5]k^Am
kAm“pD 2 <:5 x 2=H2JD 925 2 8C62E :>28:?2E:@?[ H9:49 H2D 3@E9 8@@5 2?5 325] x H2D 8F:=EJ @7 5:D2DD6>3=:?8 DEF77 2C@F?5 E96 9@FD6] x 92G6 2 4C62E:G6 <?24< 7@C 7:8FC:?8 @FE 9@H E9:?8D H@C<[” D2:5 |2??[ H9@ H6?E E@ D49@@= 7@C H6=5:?8 2?5 723C:42E:@?]k^Am
kAm&D:?8 2 G2C:6EJ @7 >2E6C:2=D 7C@> C64=2:>65 H@@5[ >6E2=H@C< 2?5 G:?E286 :E6>D 7@F?5 :? @=5 9@FD6D[ |2?? 4=62?D[ AC@46DD6D 2?5 2DD6>3=6D G2C:@FD 4@>A@?6?ED E@ 4C62E6 F?:BF6 2CEH@C< E92E 42?’E 36 7@F?5 2?JH96C6 6=D6]k^Am
kAm|2?? D2:5 E96 DA2C< 7@C E9:D 6?EC6AC6?6FCD9:A C62==J DE6>>65 7C@> EH@ E9:?8D] w:D AC6G:@FD ;@3 2D 2 >2:?E6?2?46 >2?286C C6BF:C65 2? 9@FC\=@?8 4@>>FE6 2?5 36:?8 @? 42== ac^f[ H9:49 42FD65 2 =@E @7 DEC6DD 2>@?8 9:D 72>:=J 2D 2 C6DF=E] %96 56D:C6 E@ 492?86 E9:D C@FE:?6 H9:=6 86EE:?8 7:?2?46D :? @C56C 3642>6 9:D >@E:G2E:@?]k^Am
kAmsFC:?8 2 49FC49 C625:?8 H:E9 76==@H 5624@?D[ E96 BF6DE:@? 2C@D6[ ‘(92E H@F=5 36 E92E E9:?8 J@F 92G6 5@?6 :? J@FC A2DE E92E J@F 6?;@J65 E96 6?E:C6 H2J E9C@F89n’k^Am
kAm“%9:D C62==J 8@E >6 E9:?<:?8 3642FD6 x’G6 2=H2JD <?@H? 4C62E:?8 E9:?8D H2D >J A2DD:@?] x C62=:K65 H96? x E2<6 D@>6E9:?8 A6@A=6 42?’E D66 92G:?8 2?J G2=F6 2?5 >2<:?8 E92E D@>6E9:?8 E92E ?@H ?@E @?=J 92D G2=F6[ 3FE 362FEJ kDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm–k^DA2?m 2== E96 92C5 H@C< C62==J A2JD @77] x <?6H x H2?E65 E@ 5@ >@C6 H:E9 E92E[” D2:5 |2??[ H9@ :D E96 D@=6 4C62E@C @7 2== A:646D :? E96 DE@C6]k^Am
kAmq@E9 |2?? 2?5 {:?5D2J H6C6 3@C? 2?5 C2:D65 :? %2==2DD66] %96 $2=G286 rC27E 3F:=5:?8 92D 366? :? {:?5D2J’D 72>:=J 7@C J62CD 2?5 H2D 3F:=E 3J 96C 8C62E\F?4=6 >@C6 E92? 2 46?EFCJ 28@] w6C 72E96C 3F:=E 2? 255:E:@? E@ E96 @C:8:?2= 9@FD6[ 2?5 96C A2C6?ED C2? 2 C6DE2FC2?E @FE @7 :E 7@C D6G6C2= J62CD] {:?5D2J’D 2F?E E@52J @776CD 42E6C:?8 @FE @7 92=7 @7 E96 DE@C67C@?E]k^Am
kAmxE’D 2AAC@AC:2E6 9@>286 E@ E96 4FCC6?E E96>6 @7 E96 DE@C6 E92E E96 3F:=5:?8 :D >256 7C@> C64=2:>65 =F>36C @FE @7 2 `__\J62C\@=5 9@>6[ 2?5 @?6 H2== :D >256 @7 H@@5 92CG6DE65 7C@> E96 %2==2DD66 |:==]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 |2?? H@C<D H:E9 2 G2C:6EJ @7 >2E6C:2=D[ 9:D 72G@C:E6 :D C64=2:>65 H@@5 7C@> 3C@<6?\5@H? 9@FD6D 2?5 32C?D 3642FD6 @7 :ED BF2=:EJ 2?5 DEC6?8E9]k^Am
kAm“x C62==J 2AAC64:2E6 E96 9:89 BF2=:EJ H@@5 E92E 4@>6D 7C@> E96D6 @=5 9@>6D] p =@E @7 :E :D 7C@> E96 AC6\`hd_D 2?5 >256 @FE @7 962CE A:?6[ H9:49 :D 56D:C23=6 3642FD6 E96 H@@5 :D 8C@H? D=@H=J[ 2?5 E96 8C2:? :D 56?D6[ >2<:?8 :E D@=:5 2?5 5FC23=6[” D2:5 |2??[ H9@ D:?8=6\92?565=J E62CD 5@H? E96 >2E6C:2=D[ 92CG6DED E96> 2?5 4=62?D 2?5 AC@46DD6D E96>]k^Am
kAmtG6?EF2==J 96 H@F=5 =:<6 E@ 8C@H E96 3FD:?6DD E@ :?4=F56 2 E62> E92E H@F=5 96=A H:E9 E96D6 E2D<D 2?5 4C62E6 ;@3Dj 9@H6G6C[ D=@H 2?5 >2?28623=6 3FD:?6DD 8C@HE9 :D E96 |2??D’ AC676C23=6 >6E9@5 DE2CE:?8 @FE]k^Am
kAm%96 A62< E:>6 7@C D2=6D 2E $2=G286 rC27E :D 5FC:?8 |6>@C:2= s2J 2?5 {23@C s2J[ J6E |2??’D 9@>6 D9@A[ H96C6 96 DA6?5D >@DE @7 9:D E:>6[ :D ?@E 4=:>2E6 4@?EC@==65[ >2<:?8 E96 DF>>6C >@?E9D =23@C:@FD 7@C H@C<]k^Am
kAm“|J 72G@C:E6 E9:?8 E@ 5@ :D H2<6 FA[ 8@ @FE E@ E96 D9@A[ =@@< E9C@F89 >J >2E6C:2=D 2?5 ;FDE AFE D@>6E9:?8 E@86E96C] x 3F:=5 H92E x =:<6[ 2?5 A2CE @7 E96 8:7E :D E96 23:=:EJ E@ D66 D@>6E9:?8 :? >J 9625 367@C6 :E’D 3F:=E[” |2?? 6IA=2:?65]k^Am
kAmpD 2 ECF6 4C27ED>2?[ |2?? AC676CD E@ 3F:=5 DEC:4E=J 7C@> :?DA:C2E:@?[ J6E 5@6D @776C 4FDE@> AC@;64ED] (9:=6 96 >2J C6A=:42E6 2 A2DE :562 @C 4@>A2C23=6 A:646 @7 2CE[ ?@ EH@ AC@5F4ED H:== 6G6C 36 E96 D2>6]k^Am
kAm“tG6? :7 D@>6E9:?8 =@@<D D:>:=2C[ E96J 2== 92G6 F?:BF6 ?F2?46D E@ E96>] xE’D :?E6?E:@?2= 7@C >6 E@ FD6 5:776C6?E A=246>6?ED[ 36?5D[ 4@=@CD[ 6E4][ H96? 4C62E:?8 2 4FDE@> A:646 6G6? :7 32D65 @? 2 A2DE 56D:8?[” |2?? D2:5]k^Am
kAm&D:?8 6>36==:D9>6?ED[ 4@>A=6>6?E:?8 >2E6C:2=D @7 H@@5 2?5 >6E2= 2?5 C6E2:?:?8 E96 @C:8:?2= 492C24E6C @7 E96 CFDE:4 A:646D[ |2?? D2:5 96 H@F=5 ?@E D6== D@>6E9:?8 :7 96 H6C6 ?@E D2E:D7:65 H:E9 :ED @FE4@>6] w6 2=D@ 723C:42E6D DEFC5J[ 5FC23=6 :E6>D E92E H:== =2DE]k^Am
kAm{:?5D2J D2:5 96 :D 2 ECF6 A6C764E:@?:DE 2?5 2=H2JD AFED 7@CE9 9:D 36DE H@C<]k^Am
kAm“x H2?E :E E@ 36 C:89E] x7 D@>6@?6 3FJD D@>6E9:?8 x 92G6 >256 H:E9 >J @H? 92?5D[ x H2?E :E E@ >66E >J DE2?52C5D[” D2:5 |2??]k^Am
kAm%96 |2??D 92G6 ECF=J 6?;@J65 4@?G6CD:?8 H:E9 4FDE@>6CD 2E E96 DE@C6 2?5 2E 4C27E D9@HD[ 2?5 E96 C6=2E:@?D9:AD E96J’G6 3F:=E 92G6 366? >62?:?87F= 2?5 96=A65 E@ 8C@H $2=G286 rC27E’D 3FD:?6DD]k^Am
kAm%96 9F>3=:?8 2DA64E @7 E9:D =:?6 @7 H@C< :D 2EE249:?8 2 AC:46 E28 E@ 2 D<:== D6E] (96? |2?? 7:CDE 3682? 4C62E:?8 A:646D 7@C 7C:6?5D 2?5 72>:=J[ E96 :562 E@ D6== 9:D H@C<D 42>6 E@ 7CF:E:@?] w6 D2:5 6G6? E9@F89 E96 >2E6C:2=D 2C6 7@F?5[ E96 E:>6 2?5 677@CE E92E 8@6D :?E@ E96 C6DF=E:?8 4C62E:@?D :D EC6>6?5@FD]k^Am
kAm$:?46 CFDE:4[ G:?E286 >2E6C:2=D 2C6 EC6?5J ?@H[ E9:D D2=G286\H@C<\EFC?65\2CE :D 2 9:E[ D2:5 |2??]k^Am
kAm“x E9:?< E9:D DEJ=6 C6AC6D6?ED D:>A=6C E:>6D] r@>>F?:42E:@? FD65 E@ 36 6J6 E@ 6J6[ 2?5 :?E68C:EJ 2?5 >@C2=D H6C6 36EE6C 324< E96?[ :? >J @A:?:@?] !6@A=6 2C6 5C2H? E@ E9:D H@C< 3642FD6 :E H2D 2 E:>6 H96? A6@A=6 D66>65 E@ 42C6 23@FE A6@A=6 >@C6[ 2?5 x E9:?< H6 2== H:D9 H6 DE:== 925 2 A:646 @7 E92E D@>6E:>6D[” D2:5 |2??]k^Am
kAm%96 D9@A D6==D 2C49:E64EFC2= D2=G286 >2E6C:2=D 2D H6==[ :?4=F5:?8 5@@CD[ H:?5@HD 2?5 >2?E=6D[ 2=@?8 H:E9 @776C:?8 56=:G6C:6D 2?5 :?DE2==2E:@?D 7@C 2 G2C:65 766] %96 >@DE H:56=J D@=5 :E6>D 4FCC6?E=J 2C6 |2??’D :==F>:?2E65 2CE DECF4EFC6D[ H9:49 4@F=5 762EFC6 2?JE9:?8 7C@> =2556CD[ 2 >:??@H 3F4<6E[ 2 A:6 A=2E6[ 2? @=5 42C 4@:= 2?5 6?5=6DD A@DD:3:=:E:6D EFC?65 362FE:7F=]k^Am
kAm“(6 2=H2JD ;@<6 E92E 96 =:E6C2==J 42? 7:?5 2 FD6 7@C 2?JE9:?8 36D:56D H6E 42C53@2C5[” D2:5 {:?5D2J]k^Am
kAm$2=G286 rC27E[ =@42E65 2E c_eg #65 w:== #5][ :D @A6? uC:52J 7C@> `a A]>] E@ d A]>] 2?5 $2EFC52J 7C@> h 2]>] E@ d A]>] ':D:E E96 $2=G286 rC27E u2463@@< A286 2?5 H63D:E6 7@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?]k^Am
