Digital Fabrication

This fun and technically challenging course for teens expands digital fabrication skills using the computer-numerically-controlled router (CNC). Students learn basic 3-D modeling techniques to design functional furniture objects. Projects are cut out of plywood on the CNC and laser cutters. Workflows cover toolpathing and g-code generation, material setup, machine operation, and wood finishing. Everyone walks away with a finished piece of furniture and some new fabrication skills.

In this workshop, new ideas and creative perspectives are brought to life by combining photography, painting, sculpture and collage through hands-on experimentation of exciting new transfer techniques. We learn to see photography as a multidimensional medium by incorporating digital fabrication tools and techniques to create photographic sculptures. Students print onto film and learn how to transfer images to traditional and nontraditional substrates while pushing the boundaries of creative possibilities. The workshop results in an expanded idea of how digital photography can be used to add depth and produce unique artwork.

Taking an exploratory approach to image making, this workshop introduces a variety of collage and printmaking techniques through both digital and analog methods of building an artwork. Students investigate uncommon ways of combining digital applications for plate-making and collage, along with hands-on printmaking and traditional collage techniques. We work in combination with stencils, color viscosity, layered prints, and collage. The goal is to explore shape, form, and line through an expanded image vocabulary in printmaking.