Nine-month Comprehensive Faculty

The Lead Instructor for the Nine-month Comprehensive is Philip Morley. For each project, Phil is joined by a co-teacher who specializes in the relevant skills. The following list is subject to change. Please visit the instructors’ websites for more extensive views of their work.

Philip Morley‘s passion for woodworking began in his youth when he was introduced to woodworking through a shop class in school. In the woodworking shop, Philip, who previously struggled in school due to dyslexia, found a place where he could feel successful and indeed excel. He pursued his passion by learning the craft of carpentry and joinery through the City and Guilds of London program, a three-year trade school program, working on various historical buildings throughout central London. Through his courses, Philip developed a passion for fine furniture craftsmanship and pursued apprenticeships to acquire the necessary experience and skills. In these apprenticeships, Philip gained experience with both furniture design and quality craftsmanship. His website is philipmorleyfurniture.com

Seth Bosdell is founder and owner of Yankee Fine Finishing in Palermo, ME. Clients include architectural millwork companies, furniture makers, and cabinetmakers throughout the state. A professional finisher for over a decade, Seth’s original area of expertise was repair and restoration, where hand-applied finishes and color-matching with custom stains and toners predominate. Today, he specializes in finishing new millwork, cabinetry, and furniture, primarily with lacquers and high-end European water-based finishes sprayed in a custom-designed, down-draft booth. Seth teaches the finishing segment for the Nine-month Comprehensive.

John Cameron designs and builds fine furniture in Gloucester, MA. He studied with James Krenov at the College of the Redwoods from 1992-94, and is currently a juried member of the New Hampshire Furniture Masters. John has exhibited at the Smithsonian Craft Show, the Currier Museum of Art, and Boston’s Society of Arts and Crafts, among other venues. Publications include With Wakened Hands (Cambium Press, 2000) and Fine Woodworking. John co-teaches the basic woodworking segment of the Comprehensive and you can see more of his work at johncameroncabinetmaker.com.

Rob Chamberlin is a self-employed designer/woodworker in Kalamazoo, MI, with more than 25 years of experience in the field. His clients include interior designers, contractors, architects, and private individuals, for projects that range from fine furniture to architectural woodwork to repair and replication. Rob teaches the tool cabinet segment of the Comprehensive. His website is rchamberlinwoodworking.com

Adrian Ferrazzutti is a self-employed furniture maker in Guelph, Ontario. He is a 1998 graduate of the Fine Woodworking Program at the College of the Redwoods, where he studied with James Krenov. Adrian has been widely published and writes for Fine Woodworking, which featured his chair on the back cover of the December 2007 issue. His video series, “Veneered Boxes with a Twist,” debuted at finewoodworking.com in 2014. The Canada Council for the Arts has awarded Adrian several grants, and he exhibits across Canada and in the U.S. In 2022, Adrian was awarded Maker of the Year by Australian Wood Review in the international category for art, boxes, and bowls. Adrian teaches the chair segment for the Comprehensive, and his website is ferrazzuttifurniture.com.

Owain Harris is a self-taught woodworker in Gonic, NH, where he designs and builds custom furnishings for galleries and residential clients. He began his career as a framing carpenter in 1997, and worked as both a finish carpenter and remodeler before moving into the shop full-time in 2008. Owain is a juried member of the League of NH Craftsmen and the New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association. His work has received multiple awards, including a Pinnacle Award from the International Society of Furniture Designers and a Veneer Tech Craftsman’s Challenge Award. Owain has been featured in numerous publications, including Fine Woodworking and NH Home Magazine. Owain teaches the casepiece segment for the Comprehensive, and his website is owainharris.com.

Beth Ireland has been a professional woodworker since 1983, specializing in turning and sculpture. She holds an MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and her work has been widely exhibited and published, including a 2015 profile in American Woodturner. She has also held several prestigious Windgate fellowships and participated in the International Turning Exchange. Beth’s business encompasses everything from production runs of turned balusters, to sculpture, to one-of-a-kind stringed instruments. She is the Lead Instructor for our Turning Intensive and teaches turning for the Comprehensive. Beth lives in St. Petersburg, FL, and her website is bethireland.net.

Mark Juliana left the world of high tech in 2007 to explore more meaningful work and graduated from our Nine-month Comprehensive in 2008. He returned to Ashland, OR, where he set up a workshop and began to teach locally. In 2011, Mark returned to the Center as a Fellow and, in August of that year, joined our staff, where he now serves as Facilities Director and instructor. He is also the inventor of the EZtension bandsaw tension gauge, which he markets internationally. Mark co-teaches the CAD and CNC segments of the Comprehensive.

Yuri Kobayashi is a furniture maker and sculptor based in Rockport, ME. Born in Japan, she earned a BA. in architectural design at Musashino Art University in Tokyo and then a certificate in woodworking from Shinrin Takumi Juku in Takayama City. Yuri holds an MFA in furniture design from San Diego State University, where she studied under Wendy Murayama and taught at the Rhode Island School of Design for over a decade. In addition to teaching, Yuri exhibits nationally and has been awarded competitive residencies, grants, and fellowships, including Windgate Artist-in-Residencies at SUNY Purchase, the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Arizona State University Art Museum. Yuri co-teaches the curves segment in our Nine-month Comprehensive course. Her website is yurikobayashi.studio

Jim Macdonald creates custom guitars, furniture, art, and portraits featuring marquetry and inlay in Burnham, ME. Additionally, Jim collaborates with luthiers and furniture makers as a marquetry specialist. His work has been commissioned by Gibson Guitar’s Custom Shop and Hinckley Yachts. In 2018, his Allman Brothers tribute guitar entered the collection of their Big House Museum in Macon, GA. Recent gallery shows include the traveling exhibition “Out of Bounds: The Art of Croquet.” Jim teaches marquetry and veneering for the Comprehensive. His website is jamesmacdonaldartguitars.com.

Adam Raphael Markowitz is an architect as well as furniture & lighting designer/maker based in Melbourne, Australia. He has attended graduate schools of design & craft in Australia, The Royal Academy in Denmark and the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in 2014. Exposed in those schools to fine craft and traditional joinery alongside contemporary design, he has developed a design philosophy that values the intimate connection between design and fabrication, and the new opportunities found at the intersection of modern digital processes and traditional methods of craftsmanship. His practice often explores process and material based experimentation, including numerous collaborations with other craftworkers such as ceramicists, Metal workers and Glass blowers. He helped establish the ExLab experimental Design Studio at the Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne and teaches Design at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. Since 2015 his interdisciplinary practice has offered Architectural Services, Design Consultancy, small batch production and bespoke one-off commission work.  His work sits in numerous collections locally and internationally, and he has been the recipient of several awards in both Furniture & Architecture. Adam co-teaches the product development segment of the Nine-month Comprehensive. His website is adammarkowitzdesign.com.

Jack Mauch is a multi-disciplinary artist, designer and educator specializing in furniture, product design, 3D modeling and digital manufacturing. Jack is especially interested in how digital tools can benefit the creative practices of artists and craftspeople. He explores the intersection of traditional and digital craft in his own work and by providing digital processes education and consulting to artists and creative institutions. He is a co-founding member of Treats Studios, an artist collective in Western North Carolina where he is based. Jack co-teaches the CAD and CNC segments of the Comprehensive.His website is jackmauch.com.

Libby Schrum is a professional furniture maker in Camden, ME. A 2001 graduate of our Furniture Intensive, she subsequently earned a Masters of Fine Arts in furniture design from Rhode Island School of Design, in 2005. Libby has exhibited at top venues such as the International Contemporary Furniture Fair and the Architectural Digest Design Show in New York, and her work has been featured in The New York Times, Fine Woodworking, and 500 Chairs (Lark Books, 2008). In 2010, Libby was awarded the prestigious John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship by Boston’s Society of Arts & Crafts. Libby teaches the Table and Drawer segment of the Comprehensive and her website is libbyschrum.com.

Valdemar Skov is a woodcarver, furniture maker, and engraver, specializing in ornamental carving for furniture and architectural details, as well as hand-engraving clock dials, fine tools, and jewelry. A woodworker since 1986, and self-employed since 1990, Valdemar has been formally recognized for his work by the Maine State Legislature and has been featured in numerous articles, including a profile in This Old House magazine. Valdemar works out of his studio in Waldoboro, ME, and teaches carving for the Comprehensive. His website is skovwoodcarvingengraving.com.