Anderson Ranch Arts Center 2015 Summer Workshop Catalog 1 | Page 47

Seth Rolland, Trimerous Chair (detail)

Vivian Beer, Anchored Candy No. 5

September 7 - 25

September 7 - 25

Bending, Shaping & Carving
for Woodworkers & Sculptors

Design & Fab-ulous
Vivian Beer

Dean Pulver & Seth Rolland
SKILL LEVEL: II - IV

SKILL LEVEL: II – IV

CONCEPT: If you’re designing a new table, chair, or
sculptural piece, it’s helpful to have as many approaches
as possible to create the forms and surfaces that you
imagine. This class encourages individuals to pursue
creative experimentation and development by exploring
various techniques to build and sculpt sophisticated forms
with texture. Starting with drawings, models, mockups,
and samples, develop your ideas into a final piece.

CONCEPT: In this class we concentrate on the
relationship between design, technique, and fabrication,
specifically in steel and using compound curves.
Compound curves can be glamorous and seductive due to
their visceral nature. These biomorphic forms are difficult
to achieve in steel, and even trickier to plan. Vivian takes
you through techniques she uses in digital and manual
design. Technical demonstrations and studio time will be
augmented with discussions and presentations. Together
we explore how we affect materials and how those
materials can reflect ourselves and the world around us.

MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Students work with airdried lumber and use the following techniques: carving
and shaping, steam bending, hot pipe bending, bent
lamination and vacuum forming. In addition, students
will practice stack lamination, coopering, brick laying and
techniques for joining and finishing.
ACTIVITIES: We view slide presentations, technical
demonstrations and provide time to develop your personal
style. We design and create mockups for our projects. All
receive plenty of one-on-one instruction and feedback to
complete a final project.
FACULTY: Dean Pulver is a full time furniture maker
and sculptor living in Taos, NM. His works are shown
nationally including the Fuller Craft Museum, Bellevue
Art Museum and The Center for Art in Wood.
www.deanpulver.com
Seth Rolland is a full-time studio furniture maker in Port
Townsend, WA, producing commissions for clients and
pieces for museum shows and galleries nationally. His
work has also been featured in print publications.
www.sethrolland.com

Tuition: $1175 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1775
Studio Fee: $175  Code: W1521  Enrollment Limit 10

MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Students learn techniques
ranging from the hand hammer to English wheel,
hydraulic press and die and fixture design. Materials
include mild steel sheet, plate, bar, tube, and rod.
Students are encouraged to bring laptops with current
design software.
ACTIVITIES: We practice basic drafting, scale modeling,
pattern making, basic computer aided design using Rhino
design software and a CNC plasma cutter. Oxy-acetylene,
TIG, and MIG welding, torch cutting and forging, and
advanced approaches to abrasives.
FACULTY: Vivian Beer is a designer/maker working
in New England. Her work is featured in numerous
collections including the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery,
the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Brooklyn Museum
and Public Art-Portland, Maine. She holds an M.F.A. from
Cranbrook Academy of Art and was a resident artist at
SUNY Purchase and Penland School of Crafts.

student feedback from
2014 summer workshops
“I have gained
a sense of myself
and some directions
for future work.”
“THANK YOU
FOR SUCH
AN AWESOME,
LIFE-CHANGING
SUMMER!”

“I am an art teacher.
Anderson Ranch
inspires me, and in turn,
I inspire my students.”
“I felt very supported
and comfortable at the Ranch it made it easy to experiment.”

Tuition: $1175 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1775
Studio Fee: $175  Code: S1514  Enrollment Limit 10

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