Woodworking and Design: Introduction

Quarters
Spring Open
Location
Olympia
Class Standing
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior

This class introduces students to designing and working with wood to make three dimensional forms that can be both expressive and functional.Students will learn to visualize and explore their ideas through sketches, scale drawings and models. Emphasizing experimentation, they will get to know wood as a material with its own characteristics, value, and meanings.Theywill be introduced to basic hand and power tool techniques to shape and finish wood while working in a community shop environment. We will cover basic 3D design concepts of formal and spatial elements, their attributes, organization, and construction, and learn how these aspects shape both meaning and usefulness.

Students will practice thinking critically about how designed objects are interwoven throughout our daily lives, and how our choices for using and making things can both challenge and center the maker-andultimately affecttheir surroundings. This entry-level class is recommended for anyone interested in 3D art or trying woodworking for the first time. Although not part of the Woodworking: Foundations Certificate sequence, it is recommended as a precursor for those with little or no experience working with wood.

Anticipated Credit Equivalencies:

 4 - Introduction to Woodworking and Design

Registration

Academic Details

4
16
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior

Required fees of $175 includes $50 studio fee and $125 for supplies

Schedule

Spring
2025
Open
In Person (S)

See definition of Hybrid, Remote, and In-Person instruction

Day
Schedule Details
Olympia