IMPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION
For those intending to arrive by car, we strongly encourage carpooling. Parking in vicinity of Massachusetts College of Art and Design can be challenging and Marc Holland has arranged for free access to the College's lot at 135 Ward Street. The College needs a list of those who will be driving into the lot for the event. If you want to be on the list, please email Marc (marc.holland@massart.edu) with your name and the Make/Model/Color and license plate number of the car before 5 pm on Thursday, March 7.
We will meet Marc at the parking lot no later than 8:45 when he will lead us to the Design and Media Building where the meeting will take place.
Location: Parking lot: 135 Ward St., Boston
(GPS: "135 Ward St. Boston" or "135 Ward St. Roxbury Crossing", Boston
MassArt, 621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
If you arrive late (after 8:45) and miss the walk led by Marc Holland, go to the main entrance of the Design and Media Center (DMC), with the large CLEAR glass facade at 621 Huntington Ave.
Helpful links:
Walking Map from parking lot to Design and Media Center
MassArt Visitor Information and Campus Map
Virtual:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85949639264?pwd=b2VvS0piSzRCTFJZUUFlb1M0Ulg4UT09
Before the woodworking begins on a project, we need a design. Many of us struggle with this, or don't even attempt original designs, favoring drawings that we purchase or find in magazines, books, or online. In this program, four EMGW members who are experienced designers from different backgrounds will each present an example of their work and explain the process of moving from a concept to a plan. (Scroll down for more about their backgrounds and interests):
- Mike Bossin, accomplished maker and designer https://michaelbossin.com/
- Marc Holland, Department Chair and Professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Mike Roughan, architect (retired), Chairman of Hopkinton Historical Commission
- Linda Smith, Rhode Island School of Design educated graphic designer and professional furniture photographer
- Rob Carver, panel moderator
PLAN FOR THE MORNING
9:00 -- Gather, socialize, coffee
9:30 -- Announcements and Introductions
9:40 -- Presentations of pieces and the design story (15 minutes each, with Q&A)
- Mike Roughan
- Linda Smith
- Mike Bossin
- Mark Holland
10:45 -- Short break
11:00 -- More open Q&A plus group discussion
11:30 -- Marc will lead a brief tour of the MassArt woodshop
Noon -- End program; for those who can stay, lunch in the area (pay your own way)
If time and weather permit, Mike Roughan is happy to lead a walking tour of one of his nearby major projects on the campus of Mass General Brigham.
Getting to MassArt -- visit the campus website
Please Note: For those intending to arrive by car, we strongly encourage carpooling. Parking in vicinity of Massachusetts College of Art and Design can be challenging and Marc Holland has arranged for free access to the College's lot at 135 Ward Street. The College needs a list of those who will be driving into the lot for the event. If you want to be on the list, please email Marc (marc.holland@massart.edu) before 5 pm on Thursday, March 7.
PRESENTER BIOS
Mike Roughan
Mike’s woodworking interests started in his father’s basement woodshop but gained momentum in his college’s architectural woodshop. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor of Architecture, he spent the next 45 years as a practicing architect. During that time, he has slowly been honing his woodworking skills (and tools). The majority of projects have been both new and restored furniture as well as millwork and cabinetry for family and friends.
His design philosophy has been influenced by his career as an architect designing institutional buildings as well as his interest in historical preservation through his decade long position as Chairman of his town’s Historical Commission.
Linda G. Smith
Graphic designer/design director and professional photographer for 40 years.
Owner, president Graficsmiths, Inc. and consultant/vendor to high tech industry. Clients include
high tech, financial, manufacturers, publishing, retail and service industries. Projects include
web design, presentations, catalogs, annual reports, advertising, direct mail, trade shows.
Photography includes product photography, advertising, events, facilities, fine art and travel
photographer.
Education: BFA Rhode Island School of Design
Other interests:
Woodworking since 2012
Member Rhododendron Society of America MA Chapter since 2003
Board Member Middlesex Property Owners Associates
Extensive Income Property Management
Member Porsche Club of North East Region
Faux Painting Classes RISD Extension School
Extensive travel to Europe, Middle East, Asia, South East Asia, South Africa
Mike Bossin
I started my creative journey as a potter and transitioned to woodworking. I have at various times made weaving looms, custom cabinets and department store displays and fixtures. I have owned two crafts galleries and a commercial lighting business. Several years ago I retired and have returned to woodworking full time.
I have pottery in the permanent collection of the London Ontario Regional Art Museum and The Nancy Poole Gallery. My piece “Twelve O Clock” was featured in the Fine Woodworking Readers Gallery.
Marc Holland is a Professor and the Department Chair of Studio Foundation at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) for 21 years. He holds BFA in Sculpture and Photography from MassArt, an MFA in Sculpture from Bard College and an MFA in Visual Art (Photography and Sculpture) from Rutgers University. He currently teaches Form Study (3D Design), Visual Language (2D Design), Time (4D Design), Projects in Wood (Beginning Woodworking), and Toys for Elephants (Sculpture). In addition, Marc teaches an Art School Preparatory course each Fall at the Beijing Royal School in Beijing, and is the lead instructor for a Travel Course to China titled Boston to Beijing: China Through the Five Senses, taking MassArt students for two weeks in Beijing and Dunhuang.
Marc’s primary interest is sculpture, using mainly wood combined with various materials. His love for historic objects is the driving force behind his work. Although not a furniture maker, his interest in the craft, and its history, is growing.
