The Miss Shirley Rolling Pin

The piece is named after Miss Shirley Taylor, a mentor of mine who worked at my university for 50 years! When I was a freshman, it took almost the entire first semester to realize that Miss Shirley who made the best cheeseburgers at the Tiger Bay Pub was also Shirley Taylor from the admissions office. My young mind was blown. lol Her disjointed career at Sewanee matches these seemingly disjointed (but very intentionally designed) rolling pins. 

The Riley/Land Collection is known for our wooden kitchenware. From our award-winning biscuit cutters to our extensive line of rolling pins to our extremely popular bowl line, people know that our products are exquisitely crafted, made with care, and will last a lifetime. The roots of these pieces share history with the roots of my family - on our farm in rural Tennessee. The vast majority of the wood comes from one of our parcels of land. We believe in being as zero waste as possible, so we have developed ways to utilize nearly every cut of wood, even down to ensuring that the shavings find a new home in Raku firing or gardening mulch/compost.

The pieces we craft are made to last a lifetime, durable enough to use rather than to just sit on a shelf looking pretty. The grain, tone, and character of the wood are part of the design. Each piece is - quite naturally - one-of-a-kind.

Handmade in Tennessee.

Wood: Black Walnut, Cherry and Maple

Size: 18"x1.38"x1.38"