Craft Awards

Katrina Tompkins
James H. McPherson Award in Woodworking

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.

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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

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