I have been painting wooden furniture for over 25 years, mostly for auctions at my childrens schools, and have always wanted to make something beautiful AND functional. In October of 2019, I went to a workshop at Haystack School of Arts and Crafts on Deer Isle, Maine. I learned the art of traditional broom making from the master broom-maker himself, Brian Newton, of Broomcorn Johnnies. He told me that in order to call yourself a broom-maker, you need to make at least 300 brooms. I can now call myself a broom-maker and want to offer my handmade creations for those who are still using a simple broom.

The Zodi Broom workshop is in Blue Hill, Maine on a 120 acre farm where we raise sheep and grow vegetable and flowers. The broom journey starts with a trip to the woods to find some broom sticks. I use cherry, ash, birch, beech, oak and maple for my broomsticks, curing them by the wood stove for at least 6 months, The broomstick becomes a broom once it is ready and end up as a painted broom or natural broom based on the broom makers decision. I am happy to make custom brooms with hand painted logos and designs and have even made a nimbus 2000 and nimbus 2001.

I make long brooms ( which are a standard broom size), with either natural or hand painted tooled handles, whisk brooms with natural handles or hand painted handles, an assortment of small brooms and cake testers. I would love to make you a beautiful hand crafted custom broom.

—Anita Kolisch