Ira Papick
The beauty of working with wood is that there are so many different styles that people enjoy, and I think that is great. I gravitate toward simplistic, utilitarian styles like Arts and Craft (Mission Style), Art Decco, Scandinavian, “Modern”. When crafting a piece of furniture or some other wood object, I focus on using rare and incredible pieces of wood that would never be found in factory-made furniture. I also like to accent the pieces I make with inlaid exotic woods from all over the world. My goal is to highlight beautiful unique wood in
interesting ways and, hopefully, create something that is useful and joyful.
Brief bio: Ira J. Papick is an Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln (2008- 2011), and an Emeritus Distinguished Curatorsʼ TeachingProfessor at the University of Missouri-Columbia (1978- 2008). He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Rutgers University in 1975.
