Bringing the community of furniture, design, and making to the virtual space
Building & Shaping Community
A summer series of events.
3 weeks in June, 2 special events, 1 year of new ways to engage our community
Week of June 7, 14, and 21
Upcoming Summer Session Events
- June 141:00 pm1:30 EDT
Injury Prevention for Woodworkers
Tamar Katz
Community
- June 143:00 pm4:30 EDT
Award of Distinction: Object Studies
Mary Savig, Ned Cooke, Emily Banas, John Stuart Gordon
FS Stories
- June 151:00 pm2:30 EDT
Eco-Sustainability in Furniture Studios: A Starting Point for Change led by Craft In America
Emily Zaiden
Community
- June 167:30 pm9:00 EDT
Show Us Your...Favorite Pencils!
Craig Nutt, Michael Cullen, Caroline Weaver
Makers
- June 173:00 pm4:30 EDT
Touring Stickley and Finding Design through Craft
Amanda Clifford, Marissa Brown
Makers
- June 177:00 pm8:30 EDT
Women of Woodworking Affinity group: Balance
Naomi Feuerstein, Katie Thompson
Community
- June 183:00 pm5:00 EDT
Craft for a Greater Good: Our Story!
Annie Evelyn, Ellie Richards, Amy Cantrell
Community
- June 185:00 pm6:00 EDT
Noise/Makers: Happy Hour
Amy Forsyth, Zeke Leonard, Madeline Rile Smith
Makers
- June 211:00 pm1:30 EDT
Injury Prevention for Woodworkers
Tamar Katz
Community
- June 217:30 pm9:00 EDT
Building Equity & Building Furniture: The Chairmaker’s Toolbox Project with Aspen Golann
Aspen Golann, Eleanor Rose, Robell Awake, Rachel Kedinger, Peter Galbert
Makers
- June 223:00 pm4:30 EDT
Incorporating Sustainable Practices and Materials in Furniture Design and Production
Alison Schuettinger, Bruce Schuettinger
Work
- June 226:00 pm8:00 EDT
WOO Workshop with Phoebe Kuo: Coopering
Phoebe Kuo
Work
- June 231:00 pm2:30 EDT
Show Us Your...Inspirations
Laura Mays
Makers
- June 237:00 pm9:00 EDT
Image Makers
Hayami Arakawa
Makers
- June 243:00 pm4:30 EDT
Around the Watercooler: Open Conversation & Reflections
Chelsea Witt
Community
- June 244:15 pm4:30 EDT
2021 Steffi Dotson Service Award
Community
- June 245:00 pm7:00 EDT
Award of Distinction: Celebrating Kristina Madsen
Kristina Madsen, Bart Niswonger
FS Stories
Past Events
- June 11, 20211:002:30
Women of Woodworking: Studio Tours
Vivian Chiu, Tami Gamble-Gurnell, Cynthia Main, Danielle Rose Byrd, Char Miller-King
Makers
- June 11, 20213:003:30
Injury Prevention for Woodworkers
Tamar Katz
Community
- June 10, 20217:008:30
Noise/Makers: Backstage
Amy Forsyth, Beth Ireland, Zeke Leonard
Makers
- June 9, 20213:004:30
Show Us Your...Collections
Katie Hudnall
Makers
- June 9, 20217:008:30
Craft As Conduit: Connecting Community
Tanya Aguiñiga
Makers
- June 8, 20213:004:30
Perspectives on Esherick: Object, Archive, Artist
Emily Zilber, Julie Siglin
Makers
- June 7, 20217:009:00
From WOO to You: A Community Woodshop in a Virtual World
Sarah Marriage, Irene Lin Wei, Morgan Ward, Shalon Edwards, Raina Smallwood
Community
- May 26, 2021
Beston Barnett Sketches
Beston Barnett
Makers
- May 5, 2021
Maggie Sasso Sketches
Maggie Sasso
Makers
- April 29, 2021
Show Us Your..."Commissioned Work"
Meg Bye
Makers
- April 21, 2021
Chris Poehlmann Sketches
Chris Poehlmann
Members
- April 7, 2021
Valerie Berlage Sketches
Valerie Berlage
Exhibitions
- April 7, 2021
Amy Forsyth Sketches
Amy Forsyth
Exhibitions
- April 7, 2021
Noise/Makers: Keun Ho Peter Park Interviews Amy Forsyth
Keun Ho Peter Park, Amy Forsyth
Makers
- March 31, 2021
Tad Gloeckler Sketch
Tad Gloeckler
Exhibitions
- March 24, 2021
In Their Words: Amy Devers interviews Rosanne Somerson
Amy Devers, Rosanne Somerson
FS Stories
- March 17, 2021
Neda Moshg Foroush Sketches
Neda Moshg Foroush
Exhibitions
- March 10, 2021
Vance Bauman Sketches
Vance Bauman
Exhibitions
- March 4, 2021
Show Us Your..."Mark Making"
Katie Hudnall
Makers
- March 3, 2021
BR Delaney's Sketches
BR Delaney
Exhibitions
- February 24, 2021
Michael Puryear's Sketches
Michael Puryear
Exhibitions
- February 17, 2021
Peter Scheidt's Sketches
Peter Scheidt
Exhibitions
- February 10, 2021
Joel Scilley's Sketches
Joel Scilley
Exhibitions
- February 10, 2021
Noise/Makers: Tom Lees and His Quarantine Banjo
Tom Lees
Makers
- February 3, 2021
Chris Martin's Sketches
Chris Martin
Exhibitions
- February 3, 2021
Japanese Kumiko Technique with Norman Pirollo
Norman Pirollo
Makers
- January 27, 2021
Bruce Bradford Sketches
Bruce Bradford
Exhibitions
- January 27, 2021
In Their Words: Adam Manley Interviews Wendy Maruyama
Adam Manley, Wendy Maruyama
FS Stories
- January 20, 2021
Rachel David Sketches
Rachel David
Exhibitions
- December 29, 2020
Kathryn Hall talks about why it's important to support TFS
Kathryn Hall
Community
- December 23, 2020
Alan Harp Sketches
Alan Harp
Exhibitions
- December 23, 2020
2020 Year in Review: Featured Members
Karen Ernst, Meg Bye
Members
- December 17, 2020
Show Us Your..."Favorite Tools"
Karen Ernst
Makers
- December 16, 2020
Karen Ernst's Sketches
Karen Ernst
Exhibitions
- December 16, 2020
Meg Bye shares her passion for TFS
Meg Bye
Community
- December 9, 2020
Joshua Enck's Sketches
Joshua Enck
Exhibitions
- December 9, 2020
Noise/Makers: Musical Instruments Made in Glass
Madeline Rile Smith
Makers
- December 3, 2020
FS Connects FUNdraiser
Adam Manley, Zeke Leonard
Community
- December 2, 2020
Meg Bye's Sketches
Meg Bye
Exhibitions
- November 19, 2020
Show Us Your..."Studio"
Adam Manley, Reuben Foat
Makers
- November 18, 2020
Noise/Makers: Zeke Leonard
Zeke Leonard
Makers
- October 22, 2020
Noise/Makers: Interview with instrument maker Beth Ireland
Keun Ho Peter Park, Beth Ireland
Makers
- October 15, 2020
Show Us Your..."Work in Progress"
Karen Ernst
Makers
- September 23, 2020
Noise/Makers: Don Miller Shares His Passion for Musical Instruments
Don Miller
Makers
- August 19, 2020
TFS in Conversation with Donald Fortescue
Adam Manley, Donald Fortescue
Members
- July 31, 2020
Bill Garbus' Sketches
Bill Garbus
Exhibitions
- July 24, 2020
Tim Cozzen's Sketch
Tim Cozzens
Exhibitions
- July 22, 2020
Interview with Adam Rogers
Reuben Foat, Adam Rogers
Makers
- July 17, 2020
Katie Hudnall's Sketches
Katie Hudnall
Exhibitions
- July 10, 2020
Jason Schneider's Sketches
Jason Schneider
Exhibitions
- July 8, 2020
UNC Asheville's STEAM Studios and Craft for a Greater Good
Brent Skidmore, Leslie Rosenberg
Community
- July 3, 2020
Esther Cho's Sketches
Esther Cho
Exhibitions
- June 26, 2020
Daniel Overbey's Sketch
Daniel Overbey
Exhibitions
- June 1, 2020
Ebere Agwuncha's Sketch
Ebere Agwuncha
Exhibitions
- May 25, 2020
Lauren Verdugo's Sketch
Lauren Verdugo
Exhibitions
- May 18, 2020
Shawn Plaxco's Sketch
Shawn Plaxco
Exhibitions
- May 11, 2020
Jeremy Bensen's Sketch
Jeremy Bensen
Exhibitions
- May 6, 2020
Research, Draw, and Design Demos
Reuben Foat
Work
- May 4, 2020
Norman Teague's Sketch
Norman Teague
Exhibitions
- April 29, 2020
Craft in America’s Nature Episode
Patrick Dougherty
Makers
- April 22, 2020
Making and Engaging in Isolation
Adam Manley, Tanya Aguiñiga
Makers
Esther Cho Sketch1
This is part of a daily sketching exercise of a stool.
Jeremy Bensen Sketch
Sketches for the Ontological Looking Glass. A counter-memory for Stone Mountain.
Norman Teague Sketch
This is a sketch of some slip cast ceramics stuff I am working on. I hope to work with a local ceramics house here in Chicago called Artreach to cast and fire the production process.
