Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2000-2009 | Page 34

3d furniture design and woodworking
CORE
class

August 17 - 28

August 10 - 14

Woodworking for the Absolute
Beginner 

Doors, Doors, Doors 

Adrian French   

Tuition: $990  ARAC Actual Cost: $1390  Studio Fee: $100
Code: W1225  Enrollment Limit 12

Sylvie Rosenthal & Doug Sigler   

Tuition: $635  ARAC Actual Cost: $835  Studio Fee: $85
Code: W1123  Enrollment Limit 12

Adrian French, Astro Table (detail)

CONCEPT:  One of the joys of making furniture is creating
something you can actually use. This workshop covers basic
woodworking techniques and design, and promises to provide a nurturing and non-intimidating environment for the
novice woodworker. No question or demonstration request
is too simple. You can expect to leave the Ranch with an
inspired imagination and the confidence and skills to continue
making things with wood.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Kiln-dried lumber. Essential techniques
for the safe and efficient operation of common hand and
power tools. A solid grounding in the basics: characteristics
of wood, stock selection and preparation, drawing techniques
and traditional joinery. Carving, shaping and painting.
ACTIVITIES: Daily demonstrations emphasize the safe use of
machinery and hand tools. Lots of hands-on activity and personal help from the instructor and studio assistants. Everyone will make a simple table or bench.
SKILL LEVEL: Levels I - II (Minimum Skill Level I) – See page 32
for skill level descriptions.
FACULTY:  Adrian French earned his MFA in furniture design
from San Diego State University. His experiences as a skilled
craftsman and his desire to explore new avenues for creative
expression within his field led him to Berlin, Germany, after
graduate school, where he worked with playground designer
Tilman Stachat, fabricating unique wood and stainless steel
playgrounds. In the summer of 2008, he returned to the
US and set up his own furniture studio in Columbus, Ohio.
www.adfrench.com

Metal Furniture = Domestic Object/
Art Object 
Vivian Beer   

Vivian Beer, Filled with Birds and Beasts

Silvie Rosenthal, Knuckles (detail)

August 17 - 28

Doug Sigler, Door (detail)

CONCEPT:  Doors, Doors, Doors. Can you guess what this
class is about? Big doors, little doors, in-between doors,
exterior, interior, hinged, sliding, tamboured, pinned, curved
and tapered. With the combination of Sylvie’s small intricate
doors and Doug’s bigger-than-life doors, we will guide you to
make anything in between. The basics of door making will
be covered, as well as demonstrations geared to the skills
needed to build the door of your design. Between Sylvie’s
sculptural, humorous and precise work and Doug’s long history of technical expertise, we’ll show you the best way to
design and build your door. We will focus on craftsmanship
and durability for your door’s intended use and function. We
will have an open door policy. Just bring good humor and a
work ethic.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Wooden doors. Basic woodworking
skills will be covered as well as mortise and tennon joinery,
hinge setting, hinge theory, pencil sharpening, tapering, as
well as fitting and hinging doors.
ACTIVITIES:  Daily demonstrations
construction and will be guided
planetary alignment. Slide shows
ideas. Lots of hands-on time and
on-one instruction.

*See page 42 for a full workshop description

August 24 - 28

Web Design for Artists
Pamela Beverly-Quigley   

Pamela Beverly-Quigley, Alphabet for Tolerance (detail)

*See page 17 for a full workshop description

will begin with basic door
by students’ projects and
of doors will be shown for
one-on-one and even two-

SKILL LEVEL: Open to All – Any skill/knowledge level.
FACULTY: Sylvie Rosenthal is a woodworker and sculptor based
in Asheville, North Carolina. Sylvie shows nationally at museums and galleries such as Blue Spiral 1, Fuller Craft Museum
and SOFA Chicago with the William Zimmer Gallery. This year
she was awarded the prestigious North Carolina Arts Council
Crafts Fellowship. www.sylvierosenthal.com

Doug Sigler taught for 25 years at the School for American
Crafts at the Rochester Institute of Technolgy, where he is
now Professor Emeritus. A renowned furniture maker, his
work is shown nationally and internationally. He lives and
works in Penland, North Carolina.

“Participating at the Ranch reminds
me that making art should be part
of my daily life. Not something
to overlook but is in front of you
everyday.”
2008 summer workshop student

LUNCHTIME AUCTIONETTES
The Ranch hosts Lunchtime Auctionettes every other
Friday all summer long in Schermer Meeting Hall. It’s a
great opportunity to donate freshly created works of art
and to buy pieces from your workshop colleagues, faculty,
staff and visiting artists. The informal lunch runs from
11:45 am – 12:15 pm, and the auctionette is held from
12:15 – 1:00 pm. All proceeds support the Ranch’s artistic
programs. For the dates, see our 2