Demo: Kelly Parker Woodworking Project Life Cycle
The Washington Woodworkers Guild
Monthly Meeting: May 18th
This WWG event invitation is for current members of Howard County Woodworkers Guild. Members not logged in please use the form to obtain Zoom meeting connection details from the Education Programs Chairperson, who will contact you at the number or email you provide in the form.
Woodworking Project Life Cycle
Kelly Parker will demonstrate the project life cycle for several of her recent commissions; starting with sketches, to quarter-sized models, mockup/prototype and the finished object. She will describe her design process in detail, using her first idea as a jumping off point to explore variations, constantly asking ‘what if…?’ until she arrives at that killer idea that she wants to make. She will also talk through how she problem-solved each build with the use of jigs, and the elements that are common in all of her jigs and the logic behind them. She will also touch on embellishment techniques, tricks for working with parts that often times don’t have right angles (mama don’t do square!!), complex glue-ups, and bending techniques.
About Kelly
Kelly Parker is a designer and maker of contemporary studio furniture and sculpture. After graduating with a degree in Biochemistry she worked in the corporate world for 18 years before taking a rather circuitous route into art. She has been awarded a professional development grant from the Furniture Society, was the first recipient of a professional development grant awarded by the Krenov Foundation and was awarded Best in Show at the biannual chair exhibition, American Craft Today: Chairs, hosted by The Bascom Gallery in North Carolina. Her work has been featured in Fine Woodworking, Australian Wood Review, and Rooted: Creating a Sense of Place: Contemporary Studio Furniture. Kelly’s work often incorporates other materials such as metal, glass and acrylic. She is a passionate advocate for the craft and enjoys sharing her knowledge with others through both writing and teaching.
To get a sneak peak of Kelly’s beautiful work, visit her web site, www.woodsongstudio.com, follow her on Instagram (kellyparker2017) or find her on Facebook (woodsong.studio).
Sincerely,
Tom Darone
President
Washington Woodworkers Guild
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