After a 15-year career making TV commercials in Sydney and London, Katie realised she had lost the love of what she was making. And for a maker, the love is everything!

It was time to find a new way to contribute to the world. Katie enrolled in a three year Cert III TAFE course in Furniture Making, determined to become a qualified tradie. She recalls her first class – one woman among a sea of smelly teenage boys.  But every week, she kept turning up and soon it all started to make sense. Now, a fully qualified tradie, and based out of her Frenchs Forest workshop, Katie builds beautiful custom made furniture, and also offers beginner woodworking classes to women. You can view Katie’s bespoke pieces via her custom furniture page and via her instagram handle below. If you have a project in mind, please get in touch via the contact page.