Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 33

2013 RECOGNITION DINNER The 17th Annual Recognition Dinner will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2013. Each year, Anderson Ranch Arts Center celebrates creativity and service to the arts by recognizing the accomplishments of key figures in the art world. The 2013 honoree is Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez, Writing Desk Brian Newell, Spider Cabinet Bill Viola, National Artist Award. All proceeds support the Ranch’s artistic programs. July 1 - 12 July 15 - 26 Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez Brian Newell SKILL LEVEL: Open to all SKILL LEVEL: II - IV CONCEPT:  Veneering is an ancient art dating back to the ancient Egyptians, who used veneers on their furniture and sarcophagi. The decision to favor the use of wood veneer over solid wood is influenced by many factors, including design intent, structural integrity, environmental awareness and cost. Each of these factors and more is explored through discussions, demonstrations and hands-on applications of veneered wood in the design and construction of furniture. CONCEPT: When curves in two dimensions just won’t do, learn techniques to bend and sculpt panels in three dimensions for cabinets. Taking cues from the curved cabinets made 300 years ago in France, we use chisels and the vacuum press, scroll saws and hand planes to construct contemporary versions of opulence. The elegant and simple system for making wonderful cabinets can be performed in the most basic of wood shops. Prepare to expand your horizons. MEDIA & TECHNIQUES:  Fabrication and installation of wood veneers on solid wood and MDF substrates using hand tools and machine tools; hide glue and contemporary adhesives, mechanical and vacuum pressing, and applications on flat and curved surfaces. MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Wood, plywood, veneer and vacuum pressing. Demos of techniques necessary to build cabinets from each of these panels. Veneer Workshop  ACTIVITIES: Students learn basic and advanced veneering techniques while completing a series of individual projects that provide experience in the use of wood veneer as a decorative and structural element in a variety of applications. Demonstrations include veneer handling and fabrication, hammer veneering, vacuum pressing, veneer matching and booking, and techniques for banding and inlay. FACULTY:  Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez combined a first career practicing architecture with his North Bennet Street School training as a cabinet maker to become a nationally recognized maker of studio furniture. Miguel has exhibited in galleries and museums across the country. He is a past president of The Furniture Society and current president of North Bennet Street School in Boston. Tuition: $975  OR  Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1375 Studio Fee: $155 Code: W0506 Enrollment Limit 12 Compound Bending  ACTIVITIES:  Slide shows and tool demonstrations. We explore our reverence for wood and exchange life stories as part of this whole experience. We create our own panels as an exercise and incorporate them into individual projects—small boxes or cabinets. Together as a group we work on one, larger cabinet. FACULTY:  Brian Newell is a graduate of the College of the Redwoods Fine Woodworking Program where he studied under James Krenov. In 1997 he moved to Atsugi, Japan, outside of Tokyo, to continue furniture making in a workshop he built on his wife’s ancestral land. Brian and his family later established a home/workshop in Fort Bragg, Calif., where he continues to make furniture for galleries and individual clients.   www.briannewellfurniture.com Below: Barbara Bloemink, Bob Hurst, Kara Walker, Soledad Hurst, 2012 Recognition Dinner Honorees “I learned a thousand new skills, feel re-energized creatively and was part of a dozen great conversations about art every day.” Tuition: $975  OR  Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1375 Studio Fee: $155 Code: W0711 Enrollment Limit 12 Fur n i tu r e d es i g n & w o o d w o rki ng   31