Formerly the Ontario Crafts Council, Craft Ontario is a not-for-profit service organization that works to have craft recognized as a valuable part of life. We promote and celebrate professional craft through providing member opportunities, and advocate for craft practice by educating and empowering diverse audiences.
Katrina Tompkins is a furniture maker and active member of Canada’s vibrant craft community. She graduated from the Sheridan College Furniture Studio (2009) and is currently a Masters of Design candidate at OCAD U in Toronto. Katrina exhibits new work regularly and has been the recipient of several awards and scholarships including the Sam Maloof Scholarship to attend a workshop at Anderson Ranch, Colorado (2008) and the Herman Miller Award for her work exhibited at the Toronto Design Offsite Festival (2014). Katrina has spent time apprenticing with renown makers such as Michael Fortune (Ontario, 2012) and Mike Paterson (Newfoundland, 2016) and has participated in residencies such as Studio Magazine Writers’ Residency at the Canadian Craft Biennial at the Art Gallery of Burlington (2017) and Two Rooms Artist Residency in Duntara, Newfoundland (2016). Katrina teaches within the Furniture Studio at Sheridan College and is building a woodworking studio in Prince Edward County.
County Chair
Ash. Steam bending, turning, wedged through tenons, 2015
77cm H x 46cm W x 46cm D
County Chair
Ash. Steam bending, turning, wedged through tenons, 2015
77cm H x 46cm W x 46cm D
Waiting For Bright Eyes, collaboration with Juliana Neufeld
Birch, Maple, Cherry, Acrylic Paints. Turning and hand shaping, 2017
80cm H x 120cm W x 50cm D
Waiting For Bright Eyes, collaboration with Juliana Neufeld
Birch, Maple, Cherry, Acrylic Paints. Turning and hand shaping, 2017
80cm H x 120cm W x 50cm D
Cork & Corian Trivets
Cork, Corian. CNC milling, routing, 2015
41cm L x 15cm W x 2.5cm H, 41cm L x 25cm W x 2.5cm H
Cork & Corian Trivets
Cork, Corian. CNC milling, routing, 2015
41cm L x 25cm W x 2.5cm H
Rhinocetoss
Basswood, Urethane. Moldmaking, CNC milling, hand shaping, 2014
28cm L x 10cm W
Bending a Memory, Bending a Gaze
Birch, Walnut, Cherry, Acrylic Paints. Hot Pipe Bending, 2016
48cm L x 30cm W x 5cm D each
Bending a Memory, Bending a Gaze
Birch, Walnut, Cherry, Acrylic Paints. Hot Pipe Bending, 2016
48cm L x 30cm W x 5cm D each
County Stool
Ash, Milk Paint. Turning, sandblasting, 2016
36cm H x 46cm D
Formerly the Ontario Crafts Council, Craft Ontario is a not-for-profit service organization that works to have craft recognized as a valuable part of life. We promote and celebrate professional craft through providing member opportunities, and advocate for craft practice by educating and empowering diverse audiences.