Abby Mechanic received her BFA from the Maine College of Art with a concentration in Woodworking and Furniture Design. She acts as the Manager of the Making Center at Parsons School of Design, where she works closely with leadership to implement administrative support to align Making Center objectives across all shops, labs, and facilities, Outside of Parsons, Mechanic currently leads spoon carving workshops across the country in places such as Fort Houston in Nashville, TN and The Wing in New York, NY.