About
Hi, I’m Katherine – the owner of House of Tierney.
I’m a woodworker based on the NSW Central Coast, Australia. I build everything by hand using recycled timber and materials I’ve saved from landfill. Sustainability is at the core of my work – I believe in giving old materials new life and reducing waste wherever possible.
Alongside my woodworking, I run hands-on workshops for preschoolers where I teach kids about sustainability and basic woodworking. These 2-hour sessions are held at preschools and childcare centres and give children the chance to create their own timber project using reclaimed materials. It’s a practical, creative way to introduce them to the value of reusing and making things themselves.
House of Tierney is about thoughtful craftsmanship, keeping materials out of landfill, and encouraging others – especially kids – to think differently about waste.
Thanks for visiting.
Single session workshops
- Introduction to Sustainability. The three R's - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Learn what happens to the rubbish in the red bin and where timber comes from.
- Children get to each create their own project made from recycled timber and materials. Children move through workshop stations where they will use real tools to create their project.
- Children will learn basic woodworking skills: using a hammer, screwdriver, drill, sanding, measuring and glueing.
- Each child will get to decorate and take their project home the same day.
- Each child receives a letter showing where the materials used in the workshop came from.
4 Week Woodworking Program
Week 1: Introduction to Sustainability and Woodworking.
-Discussion about reducing our rubbish and the 3 R's of Sustainability. Create a pen holder from recycled timber
Week 2: Recycling.
- What happens to our recycling? What can be recycled. Create a wind chime from recycled timber and recycled keys
Week 3: The Green bin and composting.
- Learn about the cycle of large and small scale composting. Create a bird feeder from recycled timber. Children also are provided with seed so they can see their project in action.
Week 4: Empathy.
- Why is empathy important to ourselves and our environment. Create a toy car made from recycled timber and recycled lids.