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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
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