Upcoming Workshops and Courses

This is an ongoing offering at various locations. Chelsea will  give a brief presentation on their drawing and furniture making practices before leading visitors through a meditative drawing experience. Guests will be experimenting with repetitive line patterns and ways they can be manipulated to evoke movement and rhythm. This way of getting form to paper encourages the maker to let go and allow the inner emotions to show in various forms.

This event is open to all people regardless of your experience with drawing and encourages stepping outside of ons comfort zone in a safe low stakes manner. Please reach out to schedule at a your event or establishment.

With Reed Handsuld

"Our twelve-week Furniture Intensive is designed to meet the needs of aspiring professional furniture makers, dedicated hobbyists, or amateurs on sabbatical from other professions. These include design professionals who want the deep understanding of materials and construction they need to turn their ideas into reality. With two instructors and an assistant available for only twelve students, each participant is able to individualize the course of study to fit his or her interests and level of experience.

With Mike Korsak

This course is an excellent follow up for those who have taken Basic Woodworking. Each student designs and builds a hardwood side table with tapered legs and a single drawer in order to consolidate previous skills and develop new ones. During the design process, participants consider aesthetic details such as the proportion of a tapered leg and the overhang of a table top, as well as functionality, joinery, and wood selection.

Throughout the making process, Mike and Chelsea emphasize precision and efficiency. They review hand-cut joinery, sharpening, and tuning and use of hand tools such as planes and scrapers, before introducing standard machine joinery techniques applicable to tables and drawers. These include drop-in dovetails, mortise and tenons, and inserted tenons made with the tablesaw, router, Domino, and other power tools. In addition, the instructors teach hand and machine methods for tapering legs, as well as joining and fitting traditional, hand-dovetailed, inset drawers.

Spend a week learning the art of hand-cut dovetails in this immersive woodworking course. You’ll learn the essential techniques behind this precision joint—including, measuring, marking, blade sharpening, cutting, sequencing, and chiseling to a line. As you refine your skills, you'll explore different dovetail layouts, be guided through tips and tricks, and gain techniques that apply to all areas of woodworking. You’ll be able to complete a small project such as a box or tray that showcases your craftsmanship and newfound confidence in cutting joinery by hand. Whether you're an experienced woodworker looking to perfect your joinery or a beginner seeking a safe space to explore hand tools, this course offers the opportunity to engage in meaningful hands-on learning with a completed project. All tools and materials will be provided.

With Aspen Golann

Starting with a raw log, students will learn to split, soak, and shape their way to crafting a beautifully customized Windsor chair. This course offers a comprehensive balance of traditional chairmaking techniques and hands-on design experience. Students will work from a foundational chair form provided by the instructors, with opportunities to personalize key elements such as crest positioning, part shaping, and spindle layout—resulting in structurally sound chairs with strong design variation.

Class discussions will delve into the principles of chair design and construction, material science, ergonomics, and tooling. Key topics include the theory and practice of tapered mortise-and-tenon joinery and the role of moisture differentials in the Windsor joinery system. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced chairmaker, this workshop will deepen your skills and inspire your creative approach to chairmaking.