Woodturning
Jul 19, 2010 - Jul 23, 2010
Brad Reed Nelson
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Turning Out Furniture
Advance your basic turning skills by building small tables and stools with a wood lathe. Explore designs based on form, function, color and material. Learn techniques such as faceplate turning and turning between centers. We end by discussing the success of each piece based on form, function and craftsmanship. ...more
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Jul 26, 2010 - Jul 30, 2010
Christian Burchard
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Finding Your Voice: technique, material and imagination
When do we impose our will on the material and when do we allow it to speak for itself? When should we relinquish excessive control and let the internal properties of the wood take over? Learn to take risks and allow failure as you delve into material and process. Improvise and experiment. Create your own language and practice the technical skills to express. ...more
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Aug 02, 2010 - Aug 06, 2010
Jack Slentz
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Working On & Off the Lathe: an unconventional approach
Consider the lathe as a tool for creating abstract and non-objective sculpture. Expand your turning and design knowledge through unconventional applications of the lathe, using it to carve, texture and embellish. Starting with an introduction to the principles of design, we teach how to think through aesthetic, structural and conceptual conundrums and expand the design and material aspects of your work. ...more
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Aug 09, 2010 - Aug 13, 2010
David Ellsworth
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Woodturning Master Class
Advance your skills in bowl and vessel making guided by an internationally recognized master. Use advanced tool methods and turning techniques to experience the uniquely dynamic, body-mind process of woodturning. Concentrated studio time is combined with lively discussions of craft and design issues to inspire a deeper understanding of this distinctive creative process. ...more
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Aug 16, 2010 - Aug 20, 2010
David Ellsworth
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Woodturning: open bowls and hollow forms
"Turning wood is a centering process," says David Ellsworth. "It can help focus and growth while reawakening self-expression." Explore the process of centering while working on the lathe, liberating the process of making. We emphasize low-tech turning with a wide range of woodturning techniques and consider concepts of good design in making bowls and vessels. ...more
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Aug 23, 2010 - Aug 27, 2010
Jason Schneider
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Beginning Bowl Turning
Interested in starting a woodworking hobby? Or already involved in woodturning and interested in improving your skills? Learn to produce bowls of all sizes and shapes focusing on form, design and texture. We emphasize proper use of tools and ample studio time on the lathe. ...more
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Aug 30, 2010 - Sep 03, 2010
Jason Schneider
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Woodturning: open studio
This workshop is an open studio for people with woodturning experience. As a class we work together to help find your personal voice. We discuss basic principles of three-dimensional design and better understand how it applies to our work. An open mind is essential for this course. ...more
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Doug, director since 1985, teaches, lectures, builds kilns and exhibits his art worldwide. He has served as ceramics program consultant to the United Nations, is a board member for the Carbondale Clay Center, and was invited, along with Takashi Nakazato, as guest artist to the Shigaraki Ceramics Research Institute. He received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees in ceramics from Wichita State University and Alfred University in New York, respectively.
Call Doug at 970-923-3181 x238 or email him at dcasebeer@andersonranch.org.
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