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{{short description|American Furniture Maker}}
{{short description|American woodworker and furniture maker}}
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| name = Janice Smith
| name = Janice Smith
| alma_mater = Virginia Commonwealth University (BFA 1976), Rhode Island School of Design (MFA 1981)
| alma_mater = Virginia Commonwealth University (BFA 1976), Rhode Island School of Design (MFA 1981)
| occupation = Furniture maker, woodworker, sculptor, educator
| residence = Philadelphia, PA, USA
| known_for = Furniture Maker
| known_for = Furniture design
| movement = [[Studio furniture|American studio furniture]]
| website = http://www.janicesmithfurniture.com/about.html
| website = {{url|http://www.janicesmithfurniture.com/about.html}}
| image = File:Making a Seat at the Table Panel Discussion.jpg
| image = File:Making a Seat at the Table Panel Discussion.jpg
| caption = Janice Smith speaking on a panel about Women's Woodworking at the American Craft Council Conference in Philadelphia.
| caption = Janice Smith speaking on a panel about Women's Woodworking at the American Craft Council Conference in Philadelphia.
}}
}}


'''Janice Smith''' is a [[furniture]] maker and [[Teacher|educator]] based in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. <ref name=":1" />
'''Janice Smith''' is an American [[furniture]] maker and [[Teacher|educator]], based in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name=":1" />


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Smith took a women's wood shop class in high school and became hooked on woodworking.<ref name=":0" /> She attended [[Virginia Commonwealth University]] and studied under furniture maker [[Alphonse Mattia]]. She later attended the [[Rhode Island School of Design]], studying furniture making under [[Tage Frid]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.janicesmithfurniture.com/about.html|title=About Janice|website=www.janicesmithfurniture.com|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> Smith is a member of the [[The Furniture Society|Furniture Society]] and was an early artist involved with American [[Studio Furniture]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://furnsoc.org/directory/janice-smith|title=Janice Smith|website=The Furniture Society|language=en|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>
Smith took a women's wood shop class in high school and became hooked on woodworking.<ref name=":0" /> She attended [[Virginia Commonwealth University]] and studied under furniture maker [[Alphonse Mattia]]. She later attended the [[Rhode Island School of Design]], studying furniture making under [[Tage Frid]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.janicesmithfurniture.com/about.html|title=About Janice|website=www.janicesmithfurniture.com|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> Smith is a member of the [[The Furniture Society|Furniture Society]] and was an early artist involved with the [[Studio furniture|American studio furniture]] movement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://furnsoc.org/directory/janice-smith|title=Janice Smith|website=The Furniture Society|language=en|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Art and design career ==
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After graduating college in 1981 she worked for a small furniture maker and then a Rhode Island boat builder. Eventually she started her own furniture making business creating custom furniture. Today she continues to run a business, working alongside her husband Reuben Wade to design and build interiors and commercial remodeling.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.woodworkersjournal.com/innovative-approaches-to-furniture-janice-smith/|title=Innovative Approaches to Furniture: Janice Smith|date=2001-01-30|website=Woodworking {{!}} Blog {{!}} Videos {{!}} Plans {{!}} How To|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>


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In her work, Smith uses sculptural forms and aims to engage the viewer in all three dimensions, creating work that is both functional and exciting.<ref name=":0" /> Her work is dynamic, often geometric and angular or with sweeping lines and curves. In her furniture work, Smith uses Italian-made composite veneered plywood. To create thickness and dimension in her work, she often uses [[torsion box]]es - hollow structures with a frame-like core and a plywood "skin", veneered to look solid.<ref name=":0" /> The financial freedom from teaching at the University of Kansas allowed her to explore new directions with her work.<ref name=":0" />
=== Artist and furniture maker ===
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After graduating college in 1981 she worked for a small furniture maker and then a Rhode Island boat builder. Eventually she started her own furniture making business creating custom furniture. Today she continues to run a business, working alongside her husband Reuben Wade to design and build interiors and commercial remodeling. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.woodworkersjournal.com/innovative-approaches-to-furniture-janice-smith/|title=Innovative Approaches to Furniture: Janice Smith|date=2001-01-30|website=Woodworking {{!}} Blog {{!}} Videos {{!}} Plans {{!}} How To|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>


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Smith's work has been featured in [[Wexler Gallery]] in Philadelphia and galleries and exhibitions across the country.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://inspiration.furnsoc.org/tag/birch-and-birch-plywood-with-italo-pearl-composite-veneer-fabric-design-by-cynthia-schira/|title=Birch and birch plywood with "Italo Pearl" composite veneer. Fabric design by Cynthia Schira {{!}} The Furniture Society|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>
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In her work, Smith uses sculptural forms and aims to engage the viewer in all three dimensions, creating work that is both functional and exciting. <ref name=":0" /> Her work is dynamic, often geometric and angular or with sweeping lines and curves. In her furniture work, Smith uses Italian-made composite veneered plywood. To create thickness and dimension in her work, she often uses [[Torsion box|torsion boxes]] - hollow structures with a frame-like core and a plywood "skin", veneered to look solid. <ref name=":0" /> The financial freedom from teaching at the University of Kansas allowed her to explore new directions with her work. <ref name=":0" />


== Teaching ==
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Smith's work has been featured in [[Wexler Gallery]] in Philadelphia and galleries and exhibitions across the country. <ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://inspiration.furnsoc.org/tag/birch-and-birch-plywood-with-italo-pearl-composite-veneer-fabric-design-by-cynthia-schira/|title=Birch and birch plywood with “Italo Pearl” composite veneer. Fabric design by Cynthia Schira {{!}} The Furniture Society|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>
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Smith taught industrial and interior design full-time at the [[University of Kansas]] from 1992 to 1998.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=January 1986|title=A Sculptors Tale|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLlWAAAAMAAJ&q=janice+smith+furniture|journal=Fine Woodworking|volume=36|pages=98}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> She has taught part-time at [[Bucks County Community College]], [[Moore College of Art and Design]], and [[Drexel University]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46713280|title=The custom furniture source book : a guide to 125 craftsmen|last=Pierce, Kerry.|date=2001|publisher=Taunton Press|isbn=1561584312|location=Newtown, CT|oclc=46713280}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ac.bucks.edu/apps/directory/profile/350/|title=Janice Smith {{!}} Directory {{!}} Bucks County Community College|website=ac.bucks.edu|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> She also has taught carpentry to Philadelphia youth through the [[Mural Arts' Restorative Justice]] program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://familyinterruptedproject.com/topics/progress/|title=Mural Progress {{!}} Family Interrupted Project|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>


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At the [[American Craft Council]] conference held in Philadelphia in 2019, Smith spoke on a panel about [[Woman|women]] in [[woodworking]] hosted by [[Jennifer-Navva Milliken]] alongside woodworkers [[Laura Mays]], [[Meg Bye]], [[Emily Bunker]], [[Fo Wilson]] (also known as Folayemi Wilson), and [[Sarah Marriage]] of A Workshop of Our Own.
=== Educator ===
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Smith taught industrial and interior design full-time at the [[University of Kansas]] from 1992 - 1998.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=January 1986|title=A Sculptors Tale|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLlWAAAAMAAJ&q=janice+smith+furniture&dq=janice+smith+furniture&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiMwcndzJflAhXCT98KHTIlBCsQ6AEIVDAH|journal=Fine Woodworking|volume=36|pages=98|via=}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> She currently teaches part-time at [[Bucks County Community College]], [[Moore College of Art and Design]], and [[Drexel University]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46713280|title=The custom furniture source book : a guide to 125 craftsmen|last=Pierce, Kerry.|date=2001|publisher=Taunton Press|isbn=1561584312|location=Newtown, CT|oclc=46713280}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ac.bucks.edu/apps/directory/profile/350/|title=Janice Smith {{!}} Directory {{!}} Bucks County Community College|website=ac.bucks.edu|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> She also teaches carpentry to Philadelphia youth through the [[Mural Arts' Restorative Justice]] program. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://familyinterruptedproject.com/topics/progress/|title=Mural Progress {{!}} Family Interrupted Project|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>

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At the [[American Craft Council]] conference held in Philadelphia in 2019, Smith spoke on a panel about [[Woman|women]] in [[woodworking]] hosted by [[Jennifer-Navva Milliken]] alongside woodworkers [[Laura Mays]], [[Meg Bye]], [[Emily Bunker]], [[Folayemi Wilson]], and [[Sarah Marriage]] of [[A Workshop of Our Own]].


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 13:15, 16 March 2024

Janice Smith
Janice Smith speaking on a panel about Women's Woodworking at the American Craft Council Conference in Philadelphia.
Alma materVirginia Commonwealth University (BFA 1976), Rhode Island School of Design (MFA 1981)
Occupation(s)Furniture maker, woodworker, sculptor, educator
Known forFurniture design
MovementAmerican studio furniture
Websitewww.janicesmithfurniture.com/about.html

Janice Smith is an American furniture maker and educator, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

Early life and education

[edit]

Smith took a women's wood shop class in high school and became hooked on woodworking.[2] She attended Virginia Commonwealth University and studied under furniture maker Alphonse Mattia. She later attended the Rhode Island School of Design, studying furniture making under Tage Frid.[1][3] Smith is a member of the Furniture Society and was an early artist involved with the American studio furniture movement.[4]

Art and design career

[edit]

After graduating college in 1981 she worked for a small furniture maker and then a Rhode Island boat builder. Eventually she started her own furniture making business creating custom furniture. Today she continues to run a business, working alongside her husband Reuben Wade to design and build interiors and commercial remodeling.[2]

In her work, Smith uses sculptural forms and aims to engage the viewer in all three dimensions, creating work that is both functional and exciting.[2] Her work is dynamic, often geometric and angular or with sweeping lines and curves. In her furniture work, Smith uses Italian-made composite veneered plywood. To create thickness and dimension in her work, she often uses torsion boxes - hollow structures with a frame-like core and a plywood "skin", veneered to look solid.[2] The financial freedom from teaching at the University of Kansas allowed her to explore new directions with her work.[2]

Smith's work has been featured in Wexler Gallery in Philadelphia and galleries and exhibitions across the country.[2][5]

Teaching

[edit]

Smith taught industrial and interior design full-time at the University of Kansas from 1992 to 1998.[6][3] She has taught part-time at Bucks County Community College, Moore College of Art and Design, and Drexel University.[1][7] She also has taught carpentry to Philadelphia youth through the Mural Arts' Restorative Justice program.[8]

At the American Craft Council conference held in Philadelphia in 2019, Smith spoke on a panel about women in woodworking hosted by Jennifer-Navva Milliken alongside woodworkers Laura Mays, Meg Bye, Emily Bunker, Fo Wilson (also known as Folayemi Wilson), and Sarah Marriage of A Workshop of Our Own.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Pierce, Kerry. (2001). The custom furniture source book : a guide to 125 craftsmen. Newtown, CT: Taunton Press. ISBN 1561584312. OCLC 46713280.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Innovative Approaches to Furniture: Janice Smith". Woodworking | Blog | Videos | Plans | How To. 2001-01-30. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  3. ^ a b "About Janice". www.janicesmithfurniture.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  4. ^ "Janice Smith". The Furniture Society. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  5. ^ "Birch and birch plywood with "Italo Pearl" composite veneer. Fabric design by Cynthia Schira | The Furniture Society". Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  6. ^ "A Sculptors Tale". Fine Woodworking. 36: 98. January 1986.
  7. ^ "Janice Smith | Directory | Bucks County Community College". ac.bucks.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  8. ^ "Mural Progress | Family Interrupted Project". Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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