Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 38

Noah Z Brock, Table

Karl Burkheimer, Five Fourths

Joshua West Smith, Point A2

June 30 - July 4

July 7 - 11

July 7 - 11

CNC techniques

creative expression

Joshua West Smith

Digital Fabrication: 

Problem Seeking: exercising


Noah Z Brock

Karl Burkheimer

SKILL LEVEL: I - II

SKILL LEVEL: Open to all

CONCEPT: The CNC (computer numerically controlled) router has become a tool for artists
and creators to push the boundaries of what
is possible. This course uses the CNC router
as a tool for streamlining and creating furniture
and objects out of plywood. As an introduction
to CNC, we learn how to calculate feed rates
and chiploads based on router bit and material
selection. We design in Rhino and learn to use
the CNC router to bring ideas to life.

CONCEPT:  This course is a playful search for
the fuel and inspiration of personal creativity.
Focused on discovery through the rendering of
ideas, this class is a series of exercises investigating new ways of looking at, thinking about
and making creative decisions. Creativity is
not taught, it is practiced, and ideas are just
the beginning of a creative process. The class
explores strategies of developing and interpreting ideas while seeking their strength as viable
solutions through models and prototypes.

MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Plywood, CNC router
basics, cut speeds and chiploads; computeraided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) as it applies to woodworking;
CNC woodworking joinery.
ACTIVITIES: We start with sketches of ideas and
transcribe them into Rhino in 2-D or 3-D. Once
proper dimensions and scaling are worked out,
we create tool paths using the CAM software
and cut them in plywood using the CNC router.
FACULTY: Noah Z Brock is a sculptor by trade,
but not in the traditional sense of the word. By
combining conceptual ideas with computeraided design, he produces sculptures that are
not possible in any other format. He is currently working at the Facility for Arts Research
and pursuing an M.F.A. in sculpture at Florida
State University.

www.noahzbrock.com

Tuition: $775 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $975
Studio Fee: $95  Code: W0510  Enrollment Limit 10

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MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Wood, cardboard, foam
core, tape, glue and screws. Tools and methods of woodworking.
ACTIVITIES:  Loose and playful exercises to
inspire creativity. Utilizing the resources and
capabilities of the wood studio, the class tackles several ways to expand creative solutions.
FACULTY:  Karl Burkheimer is an associate professor and the chair of the Master of Fine Arts
in Craft program at the Oregon College of Art
and Craft. He received his M.F.A. from Virginia
Commonwealth University. His work has been
exhibited nationally, and he has received several awards, including a 2012 Individual Artist
Fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission and a 2013 U.S.-Japan Creative Artist
Fellowship.

Tuition: $775 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $975
Studio Fee: $95  Code: W0612  Enrollment Limit 12
INF O@ANDE R S O N R A N C H . O R G

Thinking through Making 
SKILL LEVEL: Open to all
CONCEPT:  With a focus on the studio prototype, this course is for the artist or designer
interested in developing or strengthening a
practice of working through ideas with their
hands. From hot glue and cardboard to quick
and effective wood joinery and welding, we
practice techniques that allow for rapid production. Along with ample time for studio work,
we engage in dynamic dialog around work
made in class and concepts of the prototype
as finished sculpture. From there, we consider
the heady issues و