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Beatritz and The Court of Nothing

My education in woodworking began during the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, I have repeatedly been drawn to the subject of connection and relationships, and how my furniture can allow me to connect to others. Recently, I have been inspired by tabletop role-playing games and the history of board games that precedes them. Board games have carried parallel functions of storytelling and social connection, from the earliest human civilizations to modern-day Dungeons & Dragons. Using medieval aesthetics to reference that history and the fantasy setting common to tabletop role-playing games, I create furniture that encourages rest, communal storytelling, and connection.

Bio

Gracie Karl is a woodworker based in Portland, Maine. Their work focuses on relationships and connection, and how physical objects can serve to represent and maintain those connections. They have explored instruments, furniture, and game design.