9 Wednesdays, 6:00 PM-9:00 PM

Begins April 16, In Woodshop

Skill Level: Beginner

Tuition: $540 (Log in for membership discount prices)

Description: 

This 9-week class will teach the proper use and daily care of primary woodworking machines, including jointer, planer, table saw, bandsaw, and chop saw, as well as a selection of hand tools. Students will learn tool usage and shop safety procedures. This is a skill-building class intended to prepare a novice woodworker for studio use. 

Each student will make a tongue drum box, and then complete a second project if time allows.

Note:

For the second project in this class, students will be asked to purchase their own lumber. Materials scholarships are available for that if needed. All other materials fees are included in the tuition.

About the instructor: 

Olivia Curtis is a sculptor based in Lowell, MA. Her process-based practice incorporates wood, glass and ceramics. Her work is focused on creating systems to integrate materials across studios and mediums. She has worked teaching woodworking to students at both Massachusetts College of Art and Harvard’s Art Film and Visual Studies program. She has shown work at Boston City Hall (2024), the Glass Art Society’s annual conference (2023 & 24), and the MassArt Auction (2023 & 25). She has been a fellow at Pilchuck Glass School (2023) and published in Corning Museum of Glass’s “New Glass Review” (2022). Currently, she maintains her private studio practice at Western Ave. Studios.

https://linktr.ee/olivia_curtis

Please take a look at our registration policy and our current covid policy before your class.

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