furniture & wood
Kimberly Winkle , Rooster Comb Andy Buck , Shoe
Russell Baldon , Untitled
July 9 – 13
Sculptural Boxes as Memoir
Kimberly Winkle
CONCEPT : Explore the potential of combining narrative and woodworking to create sculptural boxes or containers that tell a story . Whether through surface treatment or the inherent beauty of a chosen material , the form is a canvas for personal expression . This workshop focuses on the form and construction of the container as students design and build a small box during the week .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : Using a combination of machines and hand tools , students learn techniques for sculptural box making , creating a variety of surface treatments and for shaping wood . We work with kilndried lumber , and we learn how to select lumber and machining process .
ACTIVITIES : Throughout the week we engage in group discussions , slide presentations , demonstrations and individual attention to develop ideas . We focus on the transformation of personal visual language of story into physical form .
FACULTY : Kimberly Winkle is an associate professor of art at Tennessee Tech University and received her M . F . A . in furniture design from San Diego State University . She is a recipient of the John D . Mineck Furniture Fellowship and a State of Tennessee Individual Artist Fellowship . Kimberly ’ s work has been exhibited extensively , including at SOFA Chicago , Architectural Digest Home Show NYC and WantedDesign NYC .
www . kimberlywinkle . com
I II
July 9 – 13
Experimental Lighting : form & volume
Andy Buck & Russell Baldon
I II III
CONCEPT : Join us in an exploration of innovative lighting as we integrate form , shadow and light in a week-long workshop that takes a close look at new perspectives . We wander between the realms of art , design , craft and industry , and use multiple means to construct hollow biomorphic forms to hold light . We experiment with materials including veneer , bamboo and paper and examine the integration of LED and incandescent options for illumination and lighting .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : Participants use both machine and hand tools in the construction of lighting components . Construction techniques include lamination , weaving , fastening , tying and other direct methods to create innovative shapes and form .
ACTIVITIES : We participate in daily individual and group discussions , lectures , design reviews , slide presentations , technical demonstrations , problem solving and individual work time . Participants work closely with the instructors to create their own original illuminated forms .
FACULTY : Russell Baldon is the program chair of the Furniture Department at California College of the Arts in San Francisco . He graduated from San Diego State University with an M . F . A . in furniture . Russell ’ s work outside of teaching focuses on how everyday objects communicate through the non-verbal language of design .
www . russell-baldon . squarespace . com
Andy Buck is a furniture maker , sculptor and educator . A professor and program chair for the furniture design program at the Rochester Institute of Technology , he has taught and given workshops at OCAC , Haystack , Penland and Anderson Ranch . Andy ’ s work has been in exhibitions at the Museum of Art & Design , New York , the Museum of Applied Art , Frankfurt , and the Museum of Fine Art , Boston .
www . andybuck . com
July 16 – 20
Woodworking Mechanics : playful mechanisms
Russell Baldon
I II
CONCEPT : Join us for a week of playful toy and object making , we will encourage and guide beginning and intermediate students to make their own automated and mechanical toys and sculptures . We will explore a range of mechanisms that can be modelled and used to express increasingly complex ideas . We will cover the main components used in these types of objects including bearings and shafts , cams and followers , cranks , linkages , ratchets , drives , gears and levers . The importance of play in our cognitive , physical , social and emotional well-being is well established . This course will focus on playing in the studio , while stretching the possibilities of woodworking .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : Students learn basic woodworking and metal techniques including machining , carving , cutting , joining and prototyping . Demonstrations focus on using the common tools of a wood shop to develop the parts necessary for our creations . All mechanisms are designed to be assembled and disassembled using friction fitting pins and fasteners .
ACTIVITIES : Daily activities include individual and group discussions , lectures , design reviews , slide presentations , technical demonstrations , problem solving and individual work time . Additionally , we look at the history of this work . Participants work closely with the instructor to create their own original mechanical toys .
FACULTY : Russell Baldon is the program chair of the Furniture Department at California College of the Arts in San Francisco . He graduated from San Diego State University with an M . F . A . in furniture . Russell ’ s work outside of teaching focuses on how everyday objects communicate through the non verbal language of design .
www . russell-baldon . squarespace . com
TUITION $ 975 | TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $ 1,175 REGISTRATION FEE $ 45 | STUDIO FEE $ 100 CODE W0611-18 | ENROLLMENT LIMIT 10
TUITION $ 1,095 | TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $ 1,295 REGISTRATION FEE $ 45 | STUDIO FEE $ 100 CODE W0610-18 | ENROLLMENT LIMIT 10
TUITION $ 975 | TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $ 1,175 REGISTRATION FEE $ 45 | STUDIO FEE $ 100 CODE W0712-18 | ENROLLMENT LIMIT 10
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