ART 1362 - FURNITURE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION I

credits: 3.0
Wood will be used as the primary medium, although the use of other materials is possible. Students will learn the use of hand and power tools as well as various techniques of joining, laminating, fabricating and carving. Emphasis is placed on originality, individual concept and design, and a high level of craft while working three-dimensionally. Students will be strengthening their inventiveness and creative thinking, which are essential to their learning experience. One full scale Table will be designed and produced, no larger than three feet in any direction. Work will be discussed and reviewed in a critique. Method of Instruction: Studio-slide lectures. Possibly a trip to the Wendell Castle Workshop near Rochester. Method of Evaluation: Class critique-letter grade for the project. Course Fee: $125.00.