Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 31

Jason Schneider, Spin  Garry Knox Bennett, Kitchen Lamp #3  June 13 - 17 June 20 - 24 c  orrugated cardboard Garry Knox Bennett & Kim Kelzer Alternative Materials: Jason Schneider Making Lamps  Anderson Ranch thanks its educational partners for supporting our Furniture Design & Woodworking program with their products and services. Skill Level: Open to all Skill Level: Open to all Concept:  Corrugated cardboard has inherent character and beauty. Its useful versatility and undulating patterns beckon investigation of the infinite ways this undervalued material may be used. This workshop explores the potential of new and recycled cardboard as a material for creating two- and three-dimensional, functional and non-functional, objects. Media & Techniques: Cardboard, wood, plaster, cement, paint, fire, water, weight, glue, screws, twist ties, pins and other materials. Turning, cutting, laminating and shaping cardboard. Activities:  We have lectures, technical demonstrations, slide talks, and plenty of hands-on time and lots of fun. Faculty: Jason Schneider received his MFA in Furniture Design from San Diego State University in 2004. He exhibits his work nationally and in 2010, was an artist in the traveling furniture show titled Studio Furniture: The Next Generation. He has lectured at many colleges and woodworking clubs throughout the country and has been published in a number of woodworking books and magazines. He is the Woodworking Program Coordinator at Anderson Ranch Arts Center.   www.jasonschneiderfurniture.com Concept: Our topic is thinking creatively about lamps. Students learn the mechanics of lamp making, repair and basic wiring; explore a variety of media, including soldering, assemblage and painted surfaces. Media & Techniques:  Mixed materials and found objects: wire, wood, metal, paint and light bulbs; soldering, gluing, painting and basic woodworking (and anything else needed to get the job done). Activities:  Students take trips to the thrift store, hardware store and local dump. We have group discussions, slide talks, demonstrations and extensive work time in the studio. Faculty:  Garry Knox Bennett is an American woodworker, furniture maker, metalworker and artist from Oakland, California. He is best known for his whimsical, inventive and unconventional uses of materials and designs. His work is represented by Leo Kaplan Gallery, New York, and the Winfield Gallery in Carmel, California. His work is in many private collections as well as the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Art and Design, New York and the Smithsonian Museum of American Art.   www.gkb-furniture.com   Kim Kelzer has been a furniture and lamp maker for the past 25 years. More recently she builds buildings, incorporating traditional techniques with non-traditional finishes and surface treatments along with found and recycled materials. Humor is an important aspect in her work. Furniture Society members receive 20% off tution for all Anderson Ranch Furniture Design, Woodworking and Woodturning 2011 Summer Workshops! The Furniture Society is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization founded in 1996, whose mission is to advance the art of furniture making, by inspiring creativity, promoting excellence, and fostering an understanding of this art and its place in society. For more information visit www.furnituresociety.org, email [email protected] or call 828-255-1949. AAW members receive 20% off tution for all Anderson Ranch Furniture Design, Woodworking and Woodturning 2011 Summer Workshops! The American Association of Woodturners (AAW) is an international, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the advancement of woodturning whose mission is to provide education, information, and organization to those interested in turning wood. For more information visit www.woodturner.org, email i