Del Harrow, Installation
US Embassy, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
Reuben Foat, Pattern Cabinet
Matthew Hebert, Drawing Horses
June 24 — 28
June 3 — 14 II Digitally Fabricated
Molds III Tambour Door
Cabinets
Del Harrow IV Reuben Foat
CONCEPT As ceramic artists, the technology
we use is a language. Our ideas and creative
voices are expressed through tools, techniques
and materials, which are both consistent and
also continually evolving. In this workshop,
we explore the theoretical context, practical
applications, and poetic potential of digital
technology integration into the languages of
ceramic form.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES
The workshop
is focused on the use of digital fabrication
technology such as three-dimensional CAD
(Computer Aided Design) and CNC (Computer
Numerical Control) machining for the creation
of ceramic objects. Learn beginning and
intermediate CAD (Rhino 3-D and Grasshopper)
and CNC machining to create plaster molds for
slip casting and press molding. The workshop
is tailored to ceramic artists — sculptors, potters
and educators — but the processes covered will
be applicable to a range of other 3-D media.
ACTIVITIES The workshop includes software
and digital fabrication demonstrations, as well
as hands-on work with software, machines
and ceramic materials. Create individual work
articulating the tools and processes presented
in the workshop. Students participate in
critiques, discussions and selected readings
exploring both the technical and theoretical
repercussions of digital ceramics.
FACULTY Del Harrow teaches ceramics and
sculpture at Colorado State University. His work
has been exhibited recently at the Milwaukee Art
Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Arizona
State University Art Museum, the Museum of
Fine Arts in Boston, Haw Contemporary in
Kansas City, MO and Harvey/Meadows Gallery
in Aspen. Del received his MFA from Alfred
University.
II July 1 — 5 II
III Digital Joinery
Gone Wild! III
Matthew Hebert IV
CAD drawing experience required.
CONCEPT
This workshop is a study of
basic wall-hung cabinet construction with
the introduction of tambour doors. Students
review the basics of traditional cabinetmaking
but add a new element to the process: digital
technology. The laser cutter creates and adds
visually stunning patterns to tambour doors
to make functional sliding doors. Participants
learn to select parts from solid wood to create
harmonious cabinets based on their natural
designs. Finally, the workshop allows students
to master a variety of important skills that can be
used in many future furniture making projects.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES
Students learn
about the particulars of building wall-hung
solid wood cabinets, including appropriate
joinery, processes in assembly and simple
finishing. Specific steps in milling and utilizing
handheld routers along with digital technology
are covered.
ACTIVITIES
There are daily demonstrations
and discussions on appropriate steps in
building the cabinet. A majority of the time is
spent with students working to construct and
finish their own piece.
FACULTY Reuben Foat teaches woodworking
at Cerritos College in Norwalk, CA. Since
earning his MFA in furniture design at San
Diego State University, he has continued to
pursue a studio practice while teaching and
lecturing at numerous schools, including the
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Haystack
Mountain School of Crafts, the University of
Massachusetts, Dartmouth and San Diego State
University.
CONCEPT
The CNC (Computer Numerical
Controlled) router is known for precision and
accuracy in mass-produced designs. This
workshop focuses on the creation of a one-
off piece of furniture designed with the use
of Rhino 3-D. The goal is to have furniture
parts completely milled with the use of the
CNC router. Students discover how to turn the
limitations of the CNC router into aesthetic
opportunities as well as understand the basics
of digital joinery.
MEDIA
& TECHNIQUES Students
must possess working knowledge of Rhino
modeling software for this workshop. With
proper use of the CNC router, students focus on
plywood construction as an introduction to the
CNC Machine.
ACTIVITIES
Participants begin modeling
designs, then translate physical models into
Rhinoceros. Workshop participants then cut
out models on the CNC Machine and assemble
them into a finished piece.
FACULTY
Matthew Hebert is the Associate
Professor of Furniture Design at San Diego State
University. His work takes recognizable objects
and layers new forms of use and meaning onto
them. Matthew received his BA in Architecture
from the University of California, Berkeley
and received his MFA at California College of
the Arts.
www.eleetwarez.net
www.reubenfoat.com
www.delharrow.net
TUITION $1,195 TUITION $975 TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $1,595 TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $1,175 TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $1,175
REGISTRATION FEE $45 | STUDIO FEE $195 REGISTRATION FEE $45 | STUDIO FEE $100 REGISTRATION FEE $45 | STUDIO FEE $150
CODE C0102-19 ENROLLMENT LIMIT 14 CODE W0404-19 ENROLLMENT LIMIT 10 CODE W0505-19 ENROLLMENT LIMIT 10
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