Artist Resume
Cathy Harms
Raleigh, NC
919-454-5979 // cathy.harms@gmail.com //
EDUCATION
Build.Weave.Take a Seat with Christina Boy, Pocosin Arts, 2022
Mechanical Sculpture and Automata, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts (Full Scholarship), 2022
Jigs and Fixtures-Table Saw and Router Table, Crafts Center, North Carolina State University, 2001
Mechanical Creations: Whirligigs, Crafts Center, North Carolina State University, 2001
Continuing Education Courses, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, 2006
University of Iowa, Bachelor of arts
TEACHING:
Teaching Artist and Business Owner, Charms Woodworks, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2016-present
Teaching Artist, Toymaking & STEM Workshops, Kid Lab, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2020-21
Teacher, Art Summer Camps, 2017-2020
Instructor, Woodworking Builds, Girl Scouts of America, Troop #4500, 2020
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Award Recipient, Bill May Scholarship for Extraordinary Artists, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, 2022.
Award Recipient, Certificate of Awesomeness, Kid Lab, 2020.
Named "Etsy Finds: 15 Educational Toys Kids Will Love," 2017
PUBLICATIONS
The 7 Best Dust Collector Machines for Woodworking, Family Handyman Magazine, February 2023
The Best Under-Desk Treadmills, Family Handyman Magazine, January 2023
Visiting the Shops of Sam Maloof and George Nakashima, Fine Woodworking Magazine, April 2022
Daily Inspiration: Meet Cathy Harms, Voyage Raleigh, November 2021
“Readers Gallery,” Fine Woodworking Magazine, no. 289, July 2021
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Triangle Woodworkers Association
COMMISSIONS:
Educational Toys, hundreds sold internationally: US, Africa, UK, Hawaii, and New Zealand
Industrial, modern office desk( 6+ feet, steel, ambrosia maple and walnut)
Wall-mounted walnut folding desk (bridle joint, butcher block,rabbet cuts, casework)
Walnut slab coffee table with angled trapezoid mahogany legs
Mid-century modern dining room tables; numerous pens, mixed wood cutting boards, charcuterie boards, sit-about trays, adjustable bookshelves, and personalized laser engraving.