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STUDENT SURVEYS
REVEALED

Stephen Proctor, Thorn Stool

Vivian Beer, Muscle Bench

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September 13 - 24

September 13 - 24

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Making Furniture: an innovative
open studio experience

Stephen Proctor   

Metal Furniture 
Vivian Beer & Brad Reed Nelson   
Skill Level: II - IV

Skill Level: II - IV

Anderson Ranch has a long tradition of
providing a transformative educational
experience in the visual arts. In summer
2009, student surveys revealed:
• 96% of our summer workshop
participants were extremely satisfied
with the Ranch campus and setting,
• 90% were extremely satisfied with
their overall experience,
• 90% were extremely satisfied with
the teaching ability of our faculty and
interns, and
• 90% were extremely satisfied with
the “overall value” of their summer
workshop.

Concept:  Explore traditional and innovative
techniques to work with wood. Investigate
those that intrigue you most and develop them
further in a chosen furniture form. An open
mind, sharp wit and good humor are essentials
for this course.
Media & Techniques: We use kiln-dried wood,
and hand and machine tools.
Activities: We have daily demonstrations, lectures, design exercises and hands-on studio
time. Project designs are discussed and analyzed. Use of hand and machine tools is covered in depth.
Faculty: Stephen Proctor earned his MA in furniture design from the Royal College of Art in
England and was Dean of the Wendell Castle
School in New York for many years. He has
taught many workshops at Anderson Ranch.

Concept: Engage in an imaginative and physical experience with the powerful domestic
landscape of furniture objects. We explore
work that falls between function and sculpture,
between practical construction and theoretical
ideas. This is a master class where students
gain skills with the material and observe the
faculty working in the studio.
Media & Techniques: We introduce metalworking techniques from the hand hammer and tig
welder to the slip roller. We use drafting, scale
modeling, pattern making, welding, jig making,
forging and abrasives for metal.
Activities:  Class time is split between idea
building (discussion, drawing and critique)
and physical building (technical demonstration, design problem-solving and studio work
time). We discuss proportion, ergonomics,
history, material experimentation and design
theory. We have technical demonstrations, critiques and slide presentations that delve into
the ideas of personal and private, intimacy and
performance, ergonomics and play, all exploring the nature of how furniture affects us.
Faculty:  Vivian Beer received her MFA from
Cranbrook Academy of Art. Her works have
been shown at Penland Gallery, North Carolina;
Wexler Gallery, Pennsylvania; William Zimmer
Gallery, California. www.vivianbeer.com

Brad Reed Nelson is a professional furniture
designer and founder of Board By Design,
a functional design company that has been
in the Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado for nine
years. www.boardbydesign.com

Tuition: $995 / Studio Support Cost: $1395
Studio Fee: $145  Code: W1524  Enrollment Limit: 12

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Tuition: $925 / Studio Support Cost: $1325
Studio Fee: $145  Code: S1515  Enrollment Limit: 10

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