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RED DEER COLLEGE SERIES 2008: SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE VISUAL ARTS CREATIVE ANTLER CARVING |
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RED DEER COLLEGE SERIES 2008: SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE VISUAL ARTS CREATIVE ANTLER CARVING |
During this workshop participants will learn how to carve
moose antler as an artistic medium, using power tools.
Our subject will be an exotic, imaginary tropical fish.
Why? Using an imaginary tropical fish as a subject we
will be free to experiment, helping us develop our
individual and unique styles, while also focusing on how to
carve recognizable features usable on other realistic
carvings: eyes, mouths, and textures like hair, feathers,
and scales.
The course will take place during the Carving School portion of Red Deer College's fabulous Summer School of the Visual Arts, August 4-8, 2008. Check out the Red Deer College website for further details and for registration, or contact Linda Cullen-Saik - Toll Free: 1-888-886-2787.
The Red Deer Series is one of the largest summer art programs in North America, offering practical instruction from world class practicing artists in a variety of media. They also offer very reasonable accommomdation at the Red Deer College Residence for the duration of the course.
Register for Creative Antler Carving online at Red Deer College.
Preparation (1-2 months prior to course):
NOTE:
Aug 4
Afternoon:
Evening:
Aug 5
Afternoon:
Aug 6
Aug 4
Aug 5
Course Tools/Materials List (Students encouraged to bring own tools)
One of the following grinders:
Plus:
August 4-8, 2008
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Creative Antler Carving
Outline
I will call each student to establish expectations, available tools, design and material requirements.
Class Hours: 9AM-4:30PM
Studio Hours: 8AM-11PM
Morning:
Orientation: Red Deer forms, etc.
Antler Carving basics - lecture format using Power Point
Designs - class review
Choose antler, transfer design, cut outline
Begin roughing out basic contours
Transfer designs
5:30-6:30PM - Welcome Supper, location TBA
7:00PM-8:45PM - Instructors' Talk and Slide Show (Lecture Hall)
Morning:
Rough out designs using larger grinders and burrs (Foredom S Series, burrs - various)
Eyes and mouth detail
Carve eyes and mouth
Refine designs using smaller, more precise grinders and burrs.
(RAM Micromotor Tool or Proxon or Dremel, 1/8", 3/32" burrs: Dremel 9901, 9905, 107, 110, 117, engraving burrs with round and square tips).
Morning and Afternoon:
Continue refining
Morning:
Finishing techniques: sanding, polishing and buffing
(Dremel Flexible Shaft with 1/8" abrasive cone, sanding drums (flap and regular), polishing wheel with White Tripoli compound, buffing wheel)
Afternoon:
Continue work on carvings until 1PM, deliver to show area
Discuss mounting and presentation techniques (fixed mount, wall mount, floating mount)
Prep mounts: cut, router, drill, sand, stain
Evening (7:00PM):
Student Show
Morning and Afternoon:
Continue work on bases,carvings, final mounting
3:00PM - Clean-up
4:00PM - Complete program evaluations and service reviews