In the final study of craft I chose to focus on a subtractive process of wood turning again. For this study I took a class for women on Bowl turning at the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh, PA.
This Exercise is an exploration of the perceived language of objects that communicate with us to elicit…
For this study I decided to continue with my iterations on the form of a bookshelf. In my first attempt I stayed with the format that I have been using throughout my previous studies and created the separate pieces of the shelf to later assemble…
In this study I began to look at how I could use different digital tools to create some of the same objects that I had created with the hand tools. I wanted to know how my design process would change and how the material and machine limitations…
10/21/16
This week I started to apply what I’ve been learning about craft and materiality to a process that was not based around creating with wood for the finished product. I designed a tray to go with the tea light holder that I had created on the lathe earlier (A…
10/1/16
For this exercise I learned about the preparation of a material from raw board through to final assembly and finishing. In the study I was working on making a small desk bookshelf. I started with 2 linear feet of 4/4 poplar wood that that still even had the…
9/16/16
This was the first study in hand crafted woodworking that I have undertaken for my thesis project to this point. This project began with learning two of the more basic tools in the shop: the band saw and the sanders.
10/10/16
This week I learned how to use a lathe to turn wood. A lathe is a machine in which work is rotated about a horizontal axis and shaped by a fixed tool (Merriam Webster Dictionary). Our first lesson in the use of the lathe was as our professor put it…
Adamson, Glenn. The Invention of Craft. London: & C Black Publishers, 2012.
Alfano, Andrea. “RockPaperRobot Is Making Furniture That Captures The Wonders Of Physics.” Tech Times. June 17, 2015. Accessed October 17, 2015. http…