Wood Sculpture

Engaging both the pragmatic and the imaginative,
this sculpture course explores a singular material
that lends itself to a variety of methodologies,
processes, and associations. Throughout human
history wood has lent its strength to
functionality and its beauty to ritual and we will
make use of both practicality and aesthetics to
meet our needs in this class.
Students will realize several sculpture projects
over the course of the semester that will be
assessed in group critique. There will be
readings, writing assignments, technical
instruction and lectures.
In this course students will gain experience with
a range of tools, from the stationary power tools
in the wood shop for expediency and precision to
traditional hand tools for embodied experience.
However, this course is not about technical
mastery, it is about introduction to
possibilities. Because we will be focusing on wood
for the entire semester, students will have a
great opportunity to explore and access a large
number of conceptual and expressive possibilities.