820 E 67th StIndianapolis, IN, 46220
Description: Harness the power of nature and learn to draw with fire! Etch your design using heat and metal, and watch the wood burn away to reveal your art!
Biography:
Kimberly McNeelan, an Indianapolis based furniture maker and sculptor, celebrates nature and healthy living through art. She engages with the community through public art installations and woodworking education. Kimberly is a frequent contributor for Woodworker's Journal. Her work is in private collections and several public spaces across the United States. Kimberly is a woodworking instructor at the Indianapolis Art Center and a professor at Butler University. She received her MFA in 2016 from Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Kimberly received her BFA in 2005 with a sculpture and industrial design focus from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Seeking to further her study after graduation, she joined the team at Marc Adams School of Woodworking where she was introduced to the world of furniture making by assisting the best craftspeople in the World. Kimberly then moved to Petaluma, California to apprentice with master furniture maker and sculptor, Michael Cullen. After completing her apprenticeship, she opened her own studio in the self-built home and workshop of first generation studio furniture maker, Arthur Espenet Carpenter, in Bolinas, California. During that time, she began her teaching career through the well-known Baulines Craft Guild. See her work: KimberlyMcNeelan.com