This class introduces students to designing and working with wood to make three dimensional forms that can be both expressive and functional. Students will learn to visualize and explore their ideas through sketches, scale drawings and models. Emphasizing experimentation, they will get to know wood as a material with its own characteristics, value, and meanings. They will be introduced to basic hand and power tool techniques to shape and finish wood while working in a community shop environment. We will cover basic 3D design concepts of formal and spatial elements, their attributes, organization, and construction, and learn how these aspects shape both meaning and usefulness.
Students will practice thinking critically about how designed objects are interwoven throughout our daily lives, and how our choices for using and making things can both challenge and center the maker -- and ultimately affect their surroundings. This entry-level class is recommended for anyone interested in 3D art or trying woodworking for the first time. Although not part of the Woodworking: Foundations Certificate sequence, it is recommended as a precursor for those with little or no experience working with wood.
Anticipated Credit Equivalencies:
4 - Introduction to Woodworking and Design
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Academic Details
$175 required fee that covers project supplies ($125) and studio usage ($50).