Wood Workshop with Mark Gardner OAHU

  • 28 Mar 2014
  • 5:00 PM
  • 30 Mar 2014
  • 5:00 PM
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • 6

Registration

(depends on selected options)

Base fee:
  • Hawaii Craftsmen members with membership current through January 20, 2014
    Note: Student Members $150 with ID
  • For full-time student members of the Hawaii Craftsmen Guild, with student ID. You will be asked to provide a valid student ID.

Tools and materials list to follow when available

WOOD: Foundations for Wood Sculpture
Mark Gardner

ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED. You may register in person at the first class (5:00 pm Friday 3/28). 

This class is intended to reboot your perceptions of wood as a material for sculpture. Students will begin with green logs as well as dry timber and utilizing a multitude of tools and techniques
we will find the most direct path from idea to form. Techniques using everything from chainsaws to chisels, as well as traditional woodworking tools and equipment will be explored. Surface treatments and textures will be used to enhance forms and ideas. Demonstrations and conversations will focus on safety, efficiency, and the nature of wood as a material. Electric chainsaws will be provided for use.

Mark Gardner says about his process: “I work primarily in green wood, as it is readily available to me in quantity and size. This influences the work as not every piece I want to make can be made from any random log. So, in a way, working with wood the way I do is a bit like using found objects in sculpture. I like that the material differs from species to species, and tree to tree, which presents new challenges and opportunities. I may have an idea for a piece and have to let it sit in a sketchbook until the right piece of wood appears. In other cases a piece of wood, its size and proportions, may suggest a particular approach to me and send me off in a whole new direction. I enjoy the process of discovery as a new piece is started. There is a back and forth between me and the material as I try to find the best way to utilize what it has to offer. Isamu Noguchi said, “I think the unexpected is the most important. It’s a happening that occurs unpredictably in the process of creation.”

Mark Gardner is a Studio artist and has taught at Anderson Ranch, Arrowmont, and the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. He is representation by Signature Shop and Gallery (Atlanta). He has work in many national collections, including: Museum of Art and Design (NY), Yale Art Gallery, Minneapolis Institute of Art.
www.markgardnerstudio.com


Artist reception and lecture is scheduled for
Thursday, March 27th
Punahou School, Luke Auditorium
Reception 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Lecture 6:30 - 8:00 pm

WORKSHOP: University of Hawaii at Manoa, Art Building
Workshop begins Friday, March 28th, meeting from 5:00 - 9:00 pm, and continues Saturday, March 29th, meeting from 9:00 - 5:00 pm, and Sunday March 30th, meeting from 9:00 - 5:00 pm, with a 1 hour lunch break on Saturday and Sunday. Previous experience working with wood is helpful but not required.
 
Class size is limited to 12 students. If the class is full and you would like to be wait-listed, please email info@hawaiicraftsmen.org



HAWAII CRAFTSMEN IS SUPPORTED BY THE HAWAI’I STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS,  THE HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE ATHERTON FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE COOKE FOUNDATION, THE MCINERNY FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, THE LAILA TWIGG-SMITH ART FUND, SEVERAL PRIVATE FAMILY FOUNDATIONS AND OUR MEMBERS

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