At the intersection of Chemistry and Craft is where Kansas City-based Kelly Parker feels most at home.  She is a designer and maker of contemporary studio furniture and sculpture.  After graduating with a degree in Biochemistry she worked in the corporate world for 18 years before taking a rather circuitous route into art. Her chemistry background informs her pragmatic
approach to problem-solving the building of the sculptural designs that are the hallmark of her work.  She has a curvy, contemporary aesthetic and often uses steam bending, bent laminations or vacuum forming as part of her process.  Kelly finds design inspiration wherever she sees a beautiful form, whether it is a flower or the engine cowling on a Boeing Dreamliner.