Frank Hamm has been building custom, one of a kind rustic furnishings and garden structures since 1987. Frank uses the best materials and hardware to ensure his works will be durable and enjoy a long life.
He builds primarily on commission but he does occasionally create art pieces to expand his portfolio and scope of work. Frank has won numerous awards for his work and has been featured on television programs, in magazines and in newspapers.
Frank gives lectures and workshops for garden clubs, arboretums, museums, schools and other institutions. He often works with interior decorators, architects and landscape designers. Frank has work all over the country and overseas. The possibilities are numerous and he looks forward to new opportunities and challenges.
Curriculum Vitae
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Recent and Upcoming
- Adirondack Museum, Rustic Furniture Fair, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, September 2024.
Significant Commissions
Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Elm Bank, South Natick.
- Hexagonal gazebo with stairs and rustic lattice at the handrails.
- A 24’ half round bench.
- A teaching pergola, 18’ long and 6’ deep with live edge roof; tables, and both fixed and free-standing benches.
- Entryway arbor, 16’ long and 7’ wide.
- A 250’ live edge plank fence with gateways, built in collaboration with renowned landscape designer and plantsman, Julie Moir Messervy.
Fletcher Steele landscape designed private residence, Worcester.
- 16’ Square screened gazebo with corner entrance, built-in perimeter benches, cupola, all centered around a former artesian well, filled in and used as a fire pit.
- Various one-off benches and garden fences with gates, all artistically designed and built to show the beauty of the natural material.
- A 6’x6’ cedar shingled belvedere situated at the foot of the lawn with bench and rustic lattice in a wooded spot for practicing shinrin-yoku.
- 14’ long cedar bridge over a swale with log beams, angled handrails and rustic lattice.
The Quin House, Boston.
- Full faux textured, sanded and stained interior Tudor framing for the Pub Room, including posts, top plates, ceiling beams, knee braces, wainscotting, drink rails and door detail, working in collaboration with renowned Interior Designer, Ken Fulk.
Garden Club Lectures
- Weston
- Stow
- Colonial
- Salem
- Norwell
- Maynard
- Weston Rotary Club
- Blackstone Valley
- Holliston
- Bolton
- Medford
- Somerville
- Lexington
Taught Workshops
- Massachusetts Horticultural Society
- Boston Center for Adult Ed.
- South Shore Natural Science Center
- Danforth Museum
- Wachusett Garden Club
- New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
- Garden In the Woods
- Wayland Art Center
- Bartlett Arboretum, CT
- Connecticut College Arboretum, CT
- Maynard Garden Club
- Cambridge Center for Adult Ed.
- DeCordova Museum
- Russell’s Garden Center
- Lexington Artists Guild
- Noanett Garden Club
- Weston Recreation
- Wellesley College
- New Canaan Nature Center, CT
Children’s School and Summer Camp Lectures and Workshops
- Weston Wing, Weston
- Country School, Weston
- Claypit Hill School, Wayland
- Waldorf School, Lexington
- DeCordova Museum Summer Camps, Lincoln
- The Children’s Garden, Weston
- Field School, Weston
- On My Own Time, Wellesley
- Bolton Summer Camp, Bolton
- Willow Hill School, Sudbury
Donated to these Benefit Auctions and Organizations
- Artcetera, to benefit AIDS research, Cambridge
- Concord-Carlisle Community Chest, to benefit local human services organizations
- DeCordova Museum
- Land’s Sake Farm
- Ducks Unlimited
- Starship DeCordova, to benefit the DeCordova Museum, Lincoln
- The Horizons Institute
- Revels Performing Group
- Everybody’s Business, to benefit AIDS research, Cambridge, 2x
- Junior League
- Natick Community Organic Farm
- The Hardhatters Ball, to benefit the DeCordova Museum
- Festival of Trees at Mass Hort
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- Virginia Thurston Healing Garden
- Heart to Heart Fund
- The Support Committee for Battered Women, Waltham
- Weston Education Enrichment Fund Committee
- Courageous Sailing
- Provincetown Art Society
- Mary Heaton Vorse House, Provincetown
- Dartmouth Park, Boston
- Dartmouth St. Library Box, Boston
Front Window Displays
- Hermes
- Cole Haan
- Timberland
- Ritz-Carlton
- Tiffany & Co.
- Cambridge Trust Company
Openings, Galleries, Events, Shows
- Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston
- Store @ DeCordova, Lincoln
- The Artful Hand Gallery, Boston
- Cambridge Artists Cooperative, Cambridge
- Bloomingdales Craft Exhibition, Chestnut Hil
- Nardin Gallery, Somers, NY
- Children’s Museum, Boston
- Elements, Solo opening and show, Boston
- New England/Boston Flower Show, several years
- Codman House Craft Fair, Lincoln, several years
- Art in the Park, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln
- The Artful Image, Concord
- Gallery Seven, Portland, ME
- Weston Arts and Crafts Show, Weston, several years
- Landmark on the Park, New York
- Fine Furnishings, Providence
- Crafts on Columbus, New York
- Crafts at Wallace Hall, New York
- Weston Public Library, Weston, several years
- Fidelity Investments, Boston
- Adirondack Museum, Rustic Furniture Fair, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, several years
- Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair, West Tisbury
- Danforth Craft Festival, Framingham
Awards
- Best Design, Duxbury Craft Festival
- Craftsmanship Award, Duxbury Craft Festival
- Juried winner of the craft division of the Weston Arts & Crafts Show, 2x
- Juried winner of the Fidelity Corporate Art Exhibit
- Juried winner of the Woodcraft Award at the On My Own Time Tufts Health Plan regional exhibition, Transportation Bldg, Boston
Former Weston Cultural Council Board Member