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By joe McCullough
Rappahannock News Special Writer
When people ask metalsmith Chris Goodine how he ended up in Washington, Va., he laughs. “First of all, I haven’t ended up yet,” he said.
He pulled out a sterling silver pendant with George Washington pictured on a dollar bill framed inside. “Somehow, there’s a connection with George in my work,” he explained.
For instance, in the summer Mr. Goodine goes from his home in nearby Hume to Jackson, N.H., to ply his trade at the foot of Mount Washington. The cases that hold his beautiful gold and silver jewelry are made of cherry, and they are in the shape of a pyramid which, he pointed out, is the dominant architectural structure of “the first Washington,” and appears on the flip-side of the dollar bill back-to-back with Washington’s visage.
Mr. Goodine opened his shop on Main Street on Washington’s birthday. And the location comes courtesy of the First President: “The whole town wouldn’t even be here if George hadn’t surveyed it,” he added.
With all these connections, what else is needed to explain
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