Community Conversation: Imagine the Possibilities: A Conversation Around Sustaining a Practice

This commu­nity oriented conver­sa­tion is about what it means to build and sustain a prac­tice. In this partic­i­pa­tive event, we welcome everyone’s input on alter­na­tive ways to build a busi­ness, prac­tice or career in furni­ture and wood­work­ing. We will also consider how we can broaden our defi­n­i­tions of success, and in which wood­work­ing envi­ron­ments we have felt the most comfort­able or fulfilled.

Solid career oppor­tu­ni­ties can feel few and far between right now. Let’s get together at this confer­ence and talk through some differ­ent ideas — what are jobs that took you off the beaten track of what success might look like, rede­fined your goals in the field, or taught you some­thing new about what wood­work­ing might look like? What are some places and commu­ni­ties that changed how you relate to your work? Instead of focus­ing on the scarcity, we’re hosting a meetup where we can rede­fine what the goals might be. Maybe it’s working in a produc­tion shop, finding time outside of your 9 – 5 to make work, or juggling part time job oppor­tu­ni­ties with shop access. What are all the ways you’ve found to keep wood­work­ing a part of your life?