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    • 23 Mar 2023
    • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • A Virtual Workshop of Our Own
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    Springtime is the perfect time to make simple, colorful benches with stuff you can find at the hardware store! Students will learn basic techniques for transforming pre-milled, dimensional lumber (aka the kind of wood you can typically find at a hardware store) into simple, strong constructions with clean lines. Then, we'll show you how to weave a seat onto your construction!

    We've designed this class so that the only tools you absolutely need are a drill (with drill bits) and a handsaw. No major tool investment needed. That said, if you have access to a chop saw, palm sander, and a variety of clamps, the job will go even more quickly.

    Instructors Christina Boy and Sarah Marriage team up to teach this fun, fast-paced workshop. 

    All skill levels welcome. No prerequisites. All you need is a computer and a good internet connection!

    WOO is a non-profit safe space for training underrepresented genders in our field. As such, enrollment is limited to non-binary, trans, and woman-identifying folks over the age of 18.

    CLASS TIMES ARE U.S. EASTERN TIME.


    Originally from Germany where she managed an office and commercial design showroom, Christina Boy attended the Craft and Material Studies program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia with a focus on furniture design. After completing her BFA she headed off to Western North Carolina where she was a Core Fellow at the Penland School of Crafts. There she took classes with many amazing instructors to continue her education working in wood and was also exposed to new media like steel fabrication. Upon returning to Virginia, Christina built a studio with the help of her father in law and husband, and is a full time studio artist with her shop located at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Madison, Virginia. Although she works with all kinds of locally sourced lumber she particularly enjoys working with salvaged articles. She likes to combine her love of the classic modern with her rural, rustic environment - making pieces that have simple and clean lines yet have an added playfulness be it color, texture, or pattern. Christina has taught a variety of workshops throughout the east coast, such as at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Chestnut Creek School of Arts, and has also recently returned to the Penland School of Crafts as an instructor. When she isn’t busy in her studio, Christina can be found out and about on their little homestead, pulling weeds in the garden, or in the kitchen processing and preserving the ample produce they grow every year.

    You can see more images of her work at her website www.christinaboydesign.com or on instagram @christinaboydesign




    Sarah Marriage, WOO's founder and president, is a maker of fine furniture and other wooden objects as well as Associate Editor at Woodcraft Magazine. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Sarah studied architecture at Princeton University and fine woodworking at The College of the Redwoods (now The Krenov School). She has taught at The Krenov School, Penland School of Craft, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Sarah's work has shown at galleries and trade shows across the US, including Dwell on Design in Los Angeles, ICFF in New York, and Pritam & Eames Gallery in East Hampton, NY.

    You can see more images of her work at her website sarahmarriage.com or on instagram @sarah_marriage


Past events

19 Mar 2023 CUTTING BOARDS with Shalon Edwards
11 Feb 2023 CUTTING BOARDS with Shalon Edwards
9 Feb 2023 **All Genders** DESIGNING, BIDDING, & BUILDING CUSTOM FURNITURE with Sarah Watlington
19 Jan 2023 DESIGNING, BIDDING, & BUILDING CUSTOM FURNITURE with Sarah Watlington
14 Jan 2023 CUTTING BOARDS with Shalon Edwards
10 Dec 2022 WOOD FINISHING: BASIC CLEAR COATS with Sophie Glenn
10 Dec 2022 CHIP CARVED PASTA BOARD with Sarah Marriage
7 Dec 2022 CUTTING BOARDS with Shalon Edwards
12 Nov 2022 CUTTING BOARDS with Shalon Edwards
4 Nov 2022 BANDSAW BOX with Sophie Glenn
27 Oct 2022 CARVING SPIRALS with Sylvie Rosenthal
15 Oct 2022 CUTTING BOARDS with Shalon Edwards
29 Sep 2022 WILD STOOLS WITH SIMPLE TOOLS with Angela Robins
22 Sep 2022 BASIC WOODSHOP SAFETY CLASS
18 Sep 2022 CUTTING BOARDS with Shalon Edwards
18 Sep 2022 BASIC WOODSHOP SAFETY CLASS
17 Sep 2022 BASIC WOODSHOP SAFETY CLASS
17 Sep 2022 WOOD FINISHING: BASIC CLEAR COATS with Sophie Glenn
7 Sep 2022 BASIC WOODSHOP SAFETY CLASS
2 Sep 2022 BANDSAW BOX with Sophie Glenn
27 Aug 2022 SPIRAL SPROUT BOX with Larissa Huff
4 Jul 2022 A SOLID WOOD CABINET OF YOUR OWN with Bowen Liu
27 Jun 2022 WOOD BENDING with Sarah Marriage
20 Jun 2022 RUST OR BUST: VINTAGE TOOL REFURBISHING with Eleanor Ingrid Rose
13 Jun 2022 VINTAGE FURNITURE RESTORATION with Raina Smallwood
5 May 2022 SHARPENING CURVED BLADES with Sarah Marriage
28 Apr 2022 SHARPENING FLAT BLADES with Sarah Marriage
23 Apr 2022 HAND TOOL JOINERY with Sarah Marriage
30 Mar 2022 Intro to Wood Furniture Making: COFFEE TABLE with Sarah Marriage (Weekday Evenings)
3 Jan 2022 A WINDSOR OF YOUR OWN with Aspen Golann & Eleanor Ingrid Rose
14 Nov 2021 TAIWANESE PITH PAPER CHERRY BLOSSOMS with Irene Lin Wei 魏翎
28 Oct 2021 REFURBISHING OLD TOOLS with Eleanor Rose
20 Oct 2021 Intro to Wood Furniture Making: Coffee Table (Weekday Evenings)
18 Oct 2021 (VIRTUAL) FANCY PUMPKIN CARVING with Sarah Marriage
17 Oct 2021 (IN-PERSON) FANCY PUMPKIN CARVING with Sarah Marriage
19 Sep 2021 A BROOM ON ONE'S OWN with Aspen Golann
19 Aug 2021 TAIWANESE PITH PAPER CHERRY BLOSSOMS with Irene Lin Wei 魏翎
5 Aug 2021 REFURBISHING OLD TOOLS with Eleanor Rose
29 Jul 2021 REALLY REALLY REALLY BASIC CAD with Vivian Beer
22 Jul 2021 TRADITIONAL FINISHES FOR WOOD with Sophie Glenn
15 Jul 2021 BUSINESS BOOKKEEPING FOR MAKERS with Nayo Carter-Gray
22 Jun 2021 COOPERING with Phoebe Kuo **ALL GENDERS**
19 Jun 2021 DEMYSTIFYING THE GUITAR with Leila Sidi
7 Jun 2021 PANEL: A COMMUNITY WOODSHOP IN A VIRTUAL WORLD with From Woo To You
27 May 2021 UNDERSTANDING WOOD with Larissa Huff
20 May 2021 INTRODUCCIÓN A LAS COLAS DE MILANO con Briana Trujillo
29 Apr 2021 TAIWANESE PITH PAPER MORNING GLORIES with Irene Lin Wei 魏翎
21 Apr 2021 HARDWARE STORE BENCH with Christina Boy and Sarah Marriage
10 Apr 2021 THE GOSPEL OF MODELS! with Sarah Watlington
3 Apr 2021 WILD STOOLS WITH SIMPLE TOOLS with Angela Robins
31 Mar 2021 DIG IN! HOLLOW VESSEL CARVING with Karen Ernst
30 Mar 2021 Crafts & Laughs
25 Mar 2021 CARVING SPIRALS with Sylvie Rosenthal
23 Mar 2021 CAST IT! INTRO TO MOLD MAKING with SaraBeth Post
16 Mar 2021 Crafts & Laughs
6 Mar 2021 **ALL GENDERS** TAKE A SEAT: THINKING ABOUT CHAIRS with Laura Mays
2 Mar 2021 Crafts & Laughs
25 Feb 2021 SHARPENING: EMBRACE YOUR CURVES with Claire Minihan
23 Feb 2021 Crafts & Laughs
18 Feb 2021 INTRO TO WOODCARVING with Olivia O'Connor
11 Feb 2021 MARQUETRY with Sarah Marriage
4 Feb 2021 OTTOMAN: BUILD & UPHOLSTER with Annie Evelyn
28 Jan 2021 SHARPENING BASICS with Mattie Hinkley
26 Jan 2021 Crafts & Laughs: Mending Edition
21 Jan 2021 DRAFTING: DRAWING YOUR IDEAS with Lauren Van Slyke
14 Jan 2021 ATTACHING THINGS TO STUFF with Morgan M. Ward
7 Jan 2021 EMPOWER TOOLS with Amanda N. Simons
17 Dec 2020 INTRO TO WELDING with Sophie Glenn
10 Dec 2020 HOME SHOP: TALKING THROUGH TOOLS with Ellie Richards
3 Dec 2020 A BROOM OF ONE'S OWN with Aspen Golann
28 Nov 2020 WOODBLOCK CARVING & PRINTING with Renee Tantillo
24 Nov 2020 UNDERSTANDING WOOD with Larissa Huff
11 Nov 2020 WOODBURNING with Erin Nutsugah
29 Oct 2020 UPCYCLE: REUPHOLSTERY with Raina Smallwood
22 Oct 2020 TAKE A SEAT: THINKING ABOUT CHAIRS with Laura Mays
17 Oct 2020 FANCY PUMPKIN CARVING with Sarah Marriage
11 Oct 2020 JIGS: TOOLS TO MAKE THINGS EASY with Alicia Dietz
27 Sep 2020 DOVETAIL JOINTS with Kelly Harris
17 Sep 2020 UNDERSTANDING WOOD with Larissa Huff
29 Mar 2020 Canceled - Basic Woodshop Safety
26 Mar 2020 CANCELLED Green Wood Spoon Carving
19 Mar 2020 CANCELLED Woodblock Carving and Printing
19 Mar 2020 CANCELLED Wood Burning as Surface Decoration
15 Mar 2020 CANCELLED Basic Woodshop Safety
15 Mar 2020 CANCELLED Cutting Boards w/Shalon
12 Mar 2020 CANCELLED Sharpening Class with visiting woodworkers
3 Mar 2020 Basic Woodshop Safety
16 Feb 2020 Cutting Boards w/Shalon
15 Feb 2020 Basic Woodshop Safety
15 Feb 2020 Green Wood Spoon Carving
12 Feb 2020 Woodblock Carving and Printing
4 Feb 2020 Basic Woodshop Safety
29 Jan 2020 Intro to Wood Furniture Making: Coffee Table
26 Jan 2020 Basic Woodshop Safety
23 Jan 2020 Green Wood Spoon Carving
19 Jan 2020 Basic Woodshop Safety
19 Jan 2020 Basic Woodshop Safety
18 Jan 2020 The Doorway Effect: Techniques for Enclosing Space and Memory with Sarah Marriage
14 Jan 2020 Basic Woodshop Safety
29 Dec 2019 Green Wood Spoon Carving
22 Dec 2019 Basic Woodshop Safety
18 Dec 2019 Woodblock Carving and Printing
16 Dec 2019 Basic Woodshop Safety
15 Dec 2019 Holiday Cutting Boards w/Shalon
20 Nov 2019 Woodblock Carving and Printing
10 Nov 2019 Cutting Boards w/Shalon
23 Oct 2019 Woodblock Carving and Printing
20 Oct 2019 Cutting Boards w/Shalon
19 Oct 2019 Wood Burning as Surface Decoration
19 Oct 2019 Concrete for Furniture Makers
13 Oct 2019 Intro to Green Spoon Carving with JoJo Wood
24 Sep 2019 Tuesday Open Shop
18 Sep 2019 Woodblock Carving and Printing
17 Sep 2019 Tuesday Open Shop
15 Sep 2019 Cutting Boards w/Shalon
18 Aug 2019 Cutting Boards w/Shalon
11 Aug 2019 Shop Monitor Training: Table Saw
25 Jul 2019 Basic Woodshop Safety
24 Jul 2019 Spoon Carving
24 Jul 2019 Woodblock Carving and Printing
16 Jul 2019 Shop Monitor Info Session and Training
14 Jul 2019 Basic Woodshop Safety
8 Jul 2019 Build, Weave, Take a Seat
30 Jun 2019 Tree Milling 101 - DAY 2 ONLY
29 Jun 2019 Tree Milling 101 - DAY 1 ONLY
25 Jun 2019 Basic Woodshop Safety
19 Jun 2019 Cutting Boards w/Shalon
5 Jun 2019 Spoon Carving
19 May 2019 Cutting Boards w/Shalon
15 May 2019 Spoon Carving

Open Shop Hours: Suspended Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Tuesdays 2-8pm
Sundays 12-6pm

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