ART247 — Wood Turning II
ART 247 - Wood Turning II ART 247 - Wood Turning II Description: Use of the wood lathes for creative expression. Contemporary tools and techniques used on and off the lathes to create artistic woodturnings. Application of design principles. Use the characteristics and properties of wood in finished pieces. Use hollow tools and create a hollow turned piece. Identify and use the natural elements in turning stock to the best sculptural advantage when creating natural edge, voided bowls or forms. Create and modify lathe tools for best performance. Use surface treatments. Use advanced bowl gouge techniques. Use hand and power carving tools and techniques. Use contemporary tools and jigs with advanced techniques. Complete a turned burl piece. Incorporate other mediums and surface treatments successfully into woodturnings. Apply finish techniques. Setup finished pieces for display and photographing. Express a personal stylistic mode in the finished turned pieces. Identify the formal elements and principles of design. Analyze the formal elements and principles of design. Interpret the formal elements and principles of design. Recognize historical or contemporary examples of the fine arts or crafts. Use media specific terminology to critique and evaluate works of art. Required Assessment: Critique and evaluation of art and artifacts.
Prerequisites: ART147