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La Conner, Washington · Fine American-made woodcraft · Since 1983
The Wood Merchant

A gallery of American craftsmanship.

From a beautifully turned bowl to a handcrafted dining table, discover work made with patience, skill, and a love of wood.

Plan your visit
Fine woodcraft, furniture and lamps inside The Wood Merchant gallery
The Wood Merchant · Historic downtown La Conner
Our gallery is open.

A new website is on the way. Visit us in La Conner, or call or email to ask about a piece. We’re happy to send photographs of what’s currently in the gallery.

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Find us in La Conner.

Step inside, take a closer look, and let us help you find something special.

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The gallery

709 S 1st Street
La Conner, WA 98257

Opening hours

Daily, 10 am–5 pm
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

From our gallery to you

We ship worldwide. Contact us for shipping details.

The people behind the gallery

Meet Mark & Deb.

Mark purchased The Wood Merchant in 2014, the same year Deb joined as manager. Their partnership and shared interest in art and craftsmanship later led them to open Waterfall Gallery in 2019.

Mark Carrier and Deb Storey together inside Waterfall Gallery
Mark Carrier and Deb Storey at their sister business, Waterfall Gallery.

Deb Storey grew up in Minneapolis in a family devoted to community service. Her work in nonprofits and education ranged from literacy programs for children to serving as a high school librarian. She later managed a natural foods co-op before moving to Shelter Bay in 2014, where a newspaper advertisement led her to The Wood Merchant.

A master gardener with a love of garden design, Deb is also a fiber artist who quilts, sews and knits, and dyes and prints her own fabrics and yarns.

Mark Carrier grew up in Pennsylvania and began his career in his family’s insurance agency. He later co-founded Taco Olé, a small restaurant chain in Hawaii, before moving to the Northwest in 1993. There, he and two partners established Local Access, Lewis County’s first Internet service provider.

After years in business and technology, purchasing The Wood Merchant brought Mark into the world of artists and fine craftsmanship—a new direction that eventually led to Waterfall Gallery.