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= Janice Smith =
= Janice Smith =



Janice Smith is a furniture maker and educator based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. <ref name=":1" />
Janice Smith is a furniture maker and educator based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. <ref name=":1" />


== Early life and Education ==
== Early life and Education ==
Smith took a womens woodshop class in high school and was hooked on woodworking.<ref name=":0" /> She went on to study under [[Alphonse Mattia]] at [[Virginia Commonwealth University]] and then to the Rhode Island School of Design to study under Tage Frid.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.janicesmithfurniture.com/about.html|title=About Janice|website=www.janicesmithfurniture.com|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>{{Cite web|url=http://www.janicesmithfurniture.com/about.html|title=About Janice|website=www.janicesmithfurniture.com|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Artist and Furniture Maker ===
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After graduating college 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 Reuban Wade designing 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 furniture work, Smith uses Italian-made composite veneered plywood. She tortion boxes to create thickness and dimentsion in objects using hollow tortion boxes, veneered to look solid<ref name=":0" /> Sculptural forms to engage the viewer in all three dimensions. Functional and exciting. Oftern geometric and angular or with sweeping lines and curves

=== Educator ===


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After college she worked for a small furniture maker and then a Rhode Island boat builder. Started her own furniture making business. <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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makes furniture out of Italian-made composite veneered plywood. She created thickness in objects through using hollow tortion boxes, veneered to look solid<ref name=":0" /> Sculptural forms to engage the viewer in all three dimensions. Functional and exciting. Oftern geometric and angular or with sweeping lines and curves


taught at Univ of Kansas.<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> While teaching at U of K, the financial freedom allowed her to explore new directions with her work and find expression in her work. <ref name=":0" />
taught at Univ of Kansas.<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> While teaching at U of K, the financial freedom allowed her to explore new directions with her work and find expression in her work. <ref name=":0" />
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teaches 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 teaching carpentry to Philladelphia 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>
teaches 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 teaching carpentry to Philladelphia 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>

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]], [[Folayemi Wilson]], and [[Sarah Marriage]] of [[A Workshop of Our Own]].


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Revision as of 04:03, 17 October 2019


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Janice Smith

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

Early life and Education

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]

Career

Artist and Furniture Maker

After graduating college 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 Reuban Wade designing interiors and commercial remodeling. [2]

In her furniture work, Smith uses Italian-made composite veneered plywood. She tortion boxes to create thickness and dimentsion in objects using hollow tortion boxes, veneered to look solid[2] Sculptural forms to engage the viewer in all three dimensions. Functional and exciting. Oftern geometric and angular or with sweeping lines and curves

Educator

taught at Univ of Kansas.[4] While teaching at U of K, the financial freedom allowed her to explore new directions with her work and find expression in her work. [2]

She has been featured in wexler gallery[2] galleries and exhibitions across the country. [2]

teaches at Bucks County Community College, Moore College of Art and Design, and Drexel University. [1][5] She teaching carpentry to Philladelphia youth through the Mural Arts' Restorative Justice program. [6]

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, Folayemi Wilson, and Sarah Marriage of A Workshop of Our Own.


  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. ^ "About Janice". www.janicesmithfurniture.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  4. ^ "A Sculptors Tale". Fine Woodworking. 36: 98. January 1986.
  5. ^ "Janice Smith | Directory | Bucks County Community College". ac.bucks.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  6. ^ "Mural Progress | Family Interrupted Project". Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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