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How Abigail Castañeda Contains Her Creative Practice

The self-taught woodworker shares her rituals, rules, and priorities.

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Wrong House
Feb 18, 2026
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Text and photos by Alex T. Williams

Last fall, I co-curated a studio crawl of some of the Hudson Valley’s best and brightest makers with Kombi gallery founder Fiona MacKay. We were nearly finished with the itinerary when Fiona emailed me, excitedly, with one last name: Abigail Castañeda—a Kerhonkson-based, self-taught woodworker known for coaxing impossi…

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