Laura Mays Woodworking Hcc Woodworking

Laura mays professor architect and fine woodworker.

Offerman woodworking book how to become a professional woodworker. October 4 2019 january 18 2020 the center for art in wood. When you change the small scale details you can change the look of the overall piece. Rebecca yaffe and laura mays.

When we were there there were about 15 of us having found a woodworking school right in her path she decided to apply. In the first exhibition of its scope the curators deirdre visser and laura mays present the breadth of perspectives and practices that north american women and women identifying woodworkers in the furniture tradition are employing. Making boxes is a great way to explore the idea of building things in a series.

Laura who obtained a degree in architecture after high school spent a bit of time in that career. Laura mays came from ireland to the united states to study at the college of the redwoods in 2003. Its rich ancient history is something that draws a lot of makers to the craft.

The incredibly talented laura mays pulls up a seat on this latest episode. I had an inkling that making things with my hands would be holistic and engaging she explains. Brought up and educated in ireland laura is now the director of the fine woodworking program at the college of the redwoods.

By joanna werch takes nov 28 2011. Follow my woodworking journey thoughts and randomness as well as read about other women that have successfully pursued their dreams. And boxes are simple to make which allows for more design exploration.

By laura mays 240mayjune 2014 issue. Michael then introduced speaker laura mays. Her talk for the evening was in three parts.

This platform was created to showcase celebrate and support women in wood related trades as well as encourage more to take up these opportunities. Listening to the experiences of women in the woodworking field it becomes evident that despite tremendous efforts to include women in the narratives of design history and to include and champion underrepresented identities there is still a considerable amount of progress yet to be made. A creatively winding interesting path that has led her from her home in ireland to the northern coast of california first as a student at the college of the redwoods and then back.

Two woodworking partners two continents. Three years ago she took the reins as the director of the fine woodworking program. 1 an historic perspective of ireland in relation to woodworking.

Women of woodworking laura mays fort bragg ca. The foundation of the modern craft of woodworking was built long ago. Laura says the valley had been home to almost 1000 people before the famine in the 1840s.

When shes not teaching she enjoys woodworking and hanging out with her partner rebecca their daughter thea and dog sid. Individually rebecca yaffe and laura mays each considered becoming an architect and ended up becoming a woodworker. Listen in as we hear how her trainings as an architect and designer along with a chance cycling crossroad led to a path in woodworking.