BEYOND FLAT

Two weeks - 10 am - noon on a weekday morning
(day TBA)
each session: 2 hours

Techniques explored in this class will be forging, sinking, bougeing, raising, planishing, hydraulic press forming, the use of the rolling mill, and fold forming. Most of this work will be done in copper or aluminum. This exploratory course is a great place to start, and even a great class to repeat. Students will make a vessel and a bracelet or apron hook in this class at a minimum.

This is an exploratory class about 3-dimensional forms in metal. It begins with two basic statements. Many will tell you that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. They are probably right. I’ve always chosen the more interesting path over the shortest. For me, the more interesting path is the curved line. For this class only We will explore what would happen if our motto was, “straight line bad, curved metal line good; flat metal bad, formed good!”

If you are surrounded by people obsessed with the shortest way, the straight line, the fastest way, and need a break. Then this class is for you. This class seeks an alternative way, the more interesting curved path. A curved shape or path with surprises around the bends and folds for your eyes to rest in. is well worth exploring.

Time: 12 hours
Cost $140.00 (members) $175.00 (non-members)
Materials fee $20.00

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DIRECT METAL SCULPTURE

Two weeks - 10 am - noon on a weekday morning
(day TBA)
each session: 2 hours

This is a torch welding and cutting course, aimed at creating 3-D objects. We could call this course the rusty fish! We will be working soft iron sheet stock, lots of washers, and a puddle of molten metal. This is a sparks fly experience!

Two methods will be explored in this class: Building a form directly from the soft iron welding rod by manipulating the puddle of liquid is called the direct metal approach. We will also cut out shapes, form them and fabricate these units together. Unit construction may also lead us to preexisting shapes and their assemblage.

Students will make a sculptural object of their own choosing, with approval.

Time: 12 hours
Cost $140.00 (members) $175 (non-members)
Materials fee $20.00

Tools: cutting torch and welding tips.

Please register at least 7 days prior to your class

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Weekday morning - 10 am-noon
(offered occasionally - day TBA)

From time to time, Brad will offer a two-hour session on possibility thinking. These will be quick one day activities that might be called mini thought generators.

Possibility One: Unit Construction.

"Parts is just parts until they gather together to form a unified whole."

Working with copper plumbing fittings and a length of copper pipe, students will discover a new way to think about the forms that are possible. Students will learn to cut pipe with a pipe cutter and how to soft solder them together. Projects will range from paper weights to lamp bases in size and function.

We may not even bother to join them together as students, it’s hoped, will get more involved with their personal puzzles. There are lots of curves and twists, many surprises and new ideas flying around as we spend time considering the possibilities.

Cost $ 35.00 (members) $70 (non-members)

please register at least 7 days prior to your class

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Individual Membership $25

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