Sculpture Class

Service Description

Think of this class less as woodworking and more as people hitting trees with things until art happens. You will dive into a pile of lumber and saw, chisel, scrape, shave, split, burnish, etc. your way to a unique, crafted wooden object the only purpose of which is aesthetic delight. “Is that bark flaking off your sculpture?” “You bet! Also watch out for this part you’ll get splinters.” “Ok, thanks!” Over three sessions, students of all experience levels will explore the creative potential of shaping, joining, and texturing wood using hand tools. The instructor will guide you through material selection, and the safe application of various hand tools. Instruction will be specific to the creative and learning goals of each student but topics may include: - properties of wood (grain, hardness, moisture) - separating (sawing, breaking, riving) - shaping (gouging, chiseling, shaving, planing, filing) - joining (traditional joints, inventing joints, gluing) - texturing (sanding, scraping, using shapers to texture) - finishing (why we finish, types of finish, creative finishing) Students will be producing original work and will have an opportunity to exhibit in Tiny Bit of Wood’s June Gallery.