WHO WE ARE
Midnite Oils is a small family owned business since 1998. We are located in the small town of Cornelius, Oregon just west of Portland. We are a family of very talented artists, Dorie Horne, Bruce Horne, and Andy Bachmann. All of our products are uniquely handcrafted in small batches and are produced by family members.
THE FAMILY
DORIE HORNE - is owner and founder of Midnite Oils. She has a B.A. in Art Education from Western Illinois University. She creates most of the soaps, lotions, massage oils, body butters and sunscreen in her home studio and also acts as Midnite Oil's business administrator. She is a talented fiber artist with several original knitting designs as well. Dorie was the Executive Director of Care To Share (a local Beaverton non-profit founded to feed the hungry) for 13 years, and has been a volunteer at LoveINC, a local Hillsboro non-profit that helps mobilize churches to transform lives. She enjoys occasionally teaching local classes on soapmaking, knitting and other related skills.
Midnite Oils is a small family owned business since 1998. We are located in the small town of Cornelius, Oregon just west of Portland. We are a family of very talented artists, Dorie Horne, Bruce Horne, and Andy Bachmann. All of our products are uniquely handcrafted in small batches and are produced by family members.
THE FAMILY
DORIE HORNE - is owner and founder of Midnite Oils. She has a B.A. in Art Education from Western Illinois University. She creates most of the soaps, lotions, massage oils, body butters and sunscreen in her home studio and also acts as Midnite Oil's business administrator. She is a talented fiber artist with several original knitting designs as well. Dorie was the Executive Director of Care To Share (a local Beaverton non-profit founded to feed the hungry) for 13 years, and has been a volunteer at LoveINC, a local Hillsboro non-profit that helps mobilize churches to transform lives. She enjoys occasionally teaching local classes on soapmaking, knitting and other related skills.
BRUCE HORNE - is Dorie's spouse. Bruce has a B.A. in Art Education from Western Illinois University. He is responsible for product creation, orders, market set up and sales, shipping and supply purchasing. Bruce creates the perfume scents and is the master creator of "Magic"(muscle relief). This talented individual also is a producing artist showing his paintings and drawings in several Oregon galleries.
ANDY BACHMANN - is Dorie's father who lives with Dorie and Bruce. Andy is a WW II Navy Veteran who served in the South Pacific. He is the former owner of Overhead Door Company of Portland, OR and has fantastic business and accounting skills. Andy is a stained glass artist and has been making stained glass church windows, sun catchers, lamp shades and table decorations for nearly 40 years. He uses the copper tape and solder technique and many of his designs are original, made in his small glass studio located on Bruce and Dorie's property.
