Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 40

Kagen Sound, Pinwheel Box

Gail Fredell, Mad Rush #1

Sam Maloof, Chair

July 28 - August 1

July 28 - August 8

August 11 - 22

two weeks

of a chair

Making a Traditional Japanese
Puzzle Box 

Call & Response: two pieces,


The Maloof Approach: evolution


Kagen Sound

Gail Fredell & Susan Working

Larry White & David Wade

SKILL LEVEL: Open to all

SKILL LEVEL: ll - lV

SKILL LEVEL: II - IV

CONCEPT:  Puzzle boxes carry the secrets of
long artistic traditions. This class explores the
Japanese art of making a secret opening box
in three stages. First, we cut and assemble an
infrastructure. Then, we cut plates of wood,
which slide in a sequence about the box.
Finally, we finish the exterior of the box with
“Yosegi-zaiku,” a multi-colored mosaic parquetry, veneer or solid wood overlay. While Yosegizaiku is a very advanced technique, Kagen
makes it accessible and welcoming to all.

CONCEPT: Call and Response is usually defined
as a succession of two distinct phrases often
played by different musicians, where the second phrase is heard as a direct commentary on,
or response to, the first. We apply this idea to
designing things out of