A Primitive Place & Country Journal, LLC
Dana is the Hospitality Coordinator and Moderator for the
A Primitive Place forum. She has been a member since March, 2009. Dana welcomes each new member and makes them feel right at home. If you have any questions, Dana is there to help!
She lives in South Carolina and enjoys making candles for her business Homespun Treasures.
Meet the Staff of A Primitive Place & Country Journal
Kristine is the founder and creator of A Primitive Place and is the owner, publisher and editor of A Primitive Place & Country Journal magazine. She enjoys decorating, flower gardening, thrift store and garage sale shopping. Kristine is married to Jeremy Doss, who is Assistant Editor/Contributing Writer. They have four children; Robert, Amy, Ashlyn, and Damon.
Linda will be scouting for homes for future issues and will photograph homes in New England and the surrounding area. If you know of a home that would be perfect for our magazine, contact Linda at appmaghomes@yahoo.com
Linda lives in New England with her hubby and as parents of 2 grown children and grandparents to their first grand child, they are now empty nesters and loving it.
She enjoys DIY chores around the home, cooking, gardening, needle punch, wool appliqué and penny rugs, taking road trips with her hubby – but mostly being with family and friends.
Kris is our Prim Project Coordinator for A Primitive Place & Country Journal magazine. She will be providing several crafting tutorials in each issue. She has been a member since May, 09 and resides in Ohio. Please visit Kris' blog at www.simplyprim.blogspot.com for more inspiration!
Jeremy is the Assistant Editor and Contributing Writer for
A Primitive Place & Country Journal magazine. He will be writing feature articles, short stories and contributing to our Homesteading section. Jeremy loves the outdoors and his hobbies include hunting, fishing and painting.
Dan is the Senior Writer for A Primitive Place & Country Journal magazine. He will be writing feature articles and more. He is an Elementary Special Education teacher in Southern Illinois. He enjoys antique shopping, decorating, and spending time with his family which includes three energetic Miniature Schnauzers.
We are pleased to announce the addition of Kimberlee Johnson to the APP staff as Stylist and Contributing Writer. You will enjoy in each issue of A Primitive Place & Country Journal magazine, photos and decorating tips from KimberleeKimberlee resides in Illinois with her husband, Erik, and two children, Patriot and Samantha. She enjoys a love of history, reading, antiques, spending time with her family, and sharing her passion of decorating with others.
Frank and Pam Hendrix will be contributing to our Homesteading section. They enjoy re-enacting the 19th century from the years 1820-1865. Their hobby encompasses the everyday life of the folks they portray.
Karen Gerhart joined the APP staff as photographer in April, 2011. She will be scouting and photographing homes in New England, New York and surrounding area.
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Dana
Forum Hospitality Coordinator
Moderator
Kristine Berg Doss
Owner/Publisher/Editor
Kris Thomas
Prim Project Coordinator
Jeremy A. Doss
Assistant Editor
Contributing Writer
Kimberlee
Stylist
Contributing Writer
Linda Rudman
Contributing Writer
Lead Photographer
Home Features Manager
Audrey Hanna
Marketing/Advertising
David T. Smith
Contributing Writer
Pam & Frank Hendrix
Contributing Writers
Photographers
Donna Dixon
Trash to Treasures
David T. Smith joins our staff as contributing writer. David will be sharing his design skills and his knowledge of antiques and history with our readers. David devotes himself to reproducing American antique furniture reproductions; New England, Shaker and Pennsylvania-German styles through his business, The Workshops of David T. Smith. The fine museum quality furniture of The Workshops can be found in homes across the nation. His kitchens have been featured in numerous national magazines and publications, such as Early American Life, Country Living, and Country Sampler, to name a few. David also conducts seminars around the country sharing his design skills with those that are designing kitchens for their historic homes. You can find out more about The Workshops of David Smith at www.davidtsmith.com
Audrey will be marketing APP and will be in charge of our advertising deptber. She will also assist at photoshoots and will be scouting homes for future issues.
Joining our staff as our Trash to Treasure guru is Donna Dixon. Starting with our winter/holiday 2011 issue, she will be showing us how to turn those unwanted thrift store finds into primitive treasures!