Sculpture
Space is limited. Workshop sign-up sheets are posted in the Sculpture Building Studio on the tool room door (sign-up is not required for the orientations).

Basic Orientation

The Basic Orientation is a short introduction to standard shop policies and expectations with the shop Technician. Presence at an orientation is required of any student interested in attending any of the following workshops.
Estimated Length: 45 minutes
Dates: August 31, September 1, 2, and 7 at 12:00 pm

Basic Pedestal Construction

In this workshop we will cover the basics in wooden pedestal fabrication starting from design and moving to the generation of a parts list, cutting parts, and finally assembling and finishing of a box form. We will be working with the panel saw, chop saw and pneumatic nailers. A materials fee of $25 is due at the beginning of class.
Prerequisite: Basic Orientation
Estimated Length: 3 hours
Dates: September 8 at 9:30 am
September 10 at 12:30 pm

Sheet Metal Box Construction

In this workshop we will cover basic cold metal working techniques needed to fabricate a sheet metal box. We will discuss metal identification and cover the use of the break/shear/roller, electric hand shears, drill press and several fastening techniques (including pop rivets, bolts etc.). A materials fee of $15 is due at the beginning of class.
Prerequisite: Basic Orientation
Estimated Length: 3 hours
Dates: September 15 at 9:30 am
September 17 at 12:30 pm

Fastening and Joinery 101

In this workshop we will be covering very basic wood joinery techniques (lap joint, miter joint, doweling, plate joinery, etc.) and fastening materials (nails, screws, bolts, rivets, adhesives, Velcro, etc.). We will also go over some basic tools used in fastening including cordless drills, drill bits, hammers, rivet guns and pneumatic nailers/staplers. This will be mostly demonstration-based but will also include some time for hands experimentation.
Prerequisite: Basic Orientation
Estimated Length: 3 hours
Dates: September 29 at 9:30 am
 October 1 at 12:30 pm 

Table Saw Intensive

The table saw is perhaps the most versatile tool in any woodshop but is also one of the more dangerous and intimidating. In this workshop we will focus on the table saw, what it can do and what it can’t, how to use it safely and what can go wrong. We will discuss jigs that make specific cuts more safe, easy and accurate, work with the dado set and go over more advanced operations (bevel cuts, rabbets, etc).
Prerequisite: Basic Orientation
Estimated Length: 3 hours
Dates: October 13 at 9:30 am
  October 15 at 12:30 pm 

Frame Building 1

This is a two-part workshop and attendance at both sessions is required. In this workshop we cover the basics of wooden frame design and construction. We will be building our own maple frames from scratch (in dimensions up to 12”x12”). In the first class we will discuss material selection, basic design and will begin milling the lumber. The tools we will focus on will be the chop saw, table saw, jointer, and planer. A materials fee of $15 is due at the beginning of the first class.
Prerequisite: Basic Orientation and Table Saw Intensive
Estimated Length: 3 hours
Dates: October 20 at 9:30 am
  October 22 at 12:30 pm 

Frame Building 2

In the second session of this workshop we will continue assembling our frames, cut and insert corner splines, sand them and discuss finishing possibilities. The tools we will focus on will be the table saw and various hand and sanding tools.
Prerequisite: Frame Building 1
Estimated Length: 3 hours
Dates: November 3 at 9:30 am
  November 5 at 12:30 pm

Welding 101

In this workshop we will cover the basics of oxy-acetylene welding. We will go over welding theory, metal preparation and safety. By the end of the workshop, students will be comfortable setting up and shutting down the gas system, running beads and performing basic welds.
Prerequisite: Basic Orientation
Estimated Length: 3 hours
Dates: November 10 at 9:30 am
  November 12 at 12:30 pm

Photography

All photography workshops will be held on Fridays, beginning at 1:00 pm and will run two to three hours, as necessary. Workshops will be conducted in either Rm 153 (Digital Lab), Rm 141 (Critique Room) or the Prieto Lab.

Digital Lab Basic Orientation

This workshop will focus on printmaking in the Mills Digital Lab. We will cover the software and procedures necessary to prepare files for printing on the Epson 7600 and 9600 photo printers. Also covered will be an introduction to flat bed scanning.
Estimated Length: 2 hrs. Attendance is required in order to use the Digital Lab.
Date: 18 September (first session. Contact the Digital Lab to schedule make-up orientations.)

Digital photography offers distinct advantages to studio and location work. In this workshop we will explore one of those advantages: tethered capture – allowing us to shoot, then almost immediately evaluate critical aspects of the shot (exposure, sharpness, depth of field, gray balance, etc.). Using Canon cameras and software, an Apple notebook and Adobe Lightroom we will learn to construct a remote capture setup, suitable for studio or location photography.
Prerequisites: Photoshop Basics (or demonstrated equivalent competence).
Estimated Length: 2 hrs.
Date: 16 October

Intro to Color Management

The workshop will cover the basic – and most important – concepts of color management. We will talk about why color management is so important in the current world of digital imaging and we will discuss the issues color management attempts to solve. We will go over the tools used to measure and compare color and we will develop device profiles (for monitors, printers and scanners).
Prerequisites: Photoshop Basics (or demonstrated equivalent competence).
Estimated Length: 3 hrs.
Date: 23 October

More Photoshop (CS4)

In More Photoshop we will build on the information covered in Photoshop Basics. There are dozens of ways to accomplish any task in Photoshop and we will explore some of the myriad ways of gaining control over our images. We will explore curves, selective color and some advanced masking techniques and blend modes.
Prerequisites: Photoshop Basics (or demonstrated equivalent competence)
Estimated Length: 2 hrs.
Dates: TBD

Blurb Book Making

In this workshop we will cover the basic concepts required to create a custom book using the Blurb bookmaking service. We will use Adobe InDesign software to design, layout and export a book as a PDF. We will go over the basics of layout using InDesign and discuss the proper handling of placed images, to include file size, resolution, sharpening and color management.

Prerequisites: None.

Estimated Length: 2 hrs.

Dates: TBD

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