Short Courses May - October 2013 - West Dean College

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WOODWORKING AND FURNITURE MAKINGFURNITURE 57WOOD, CARVING AND TURNING 57–58PICTURE FRAMING, GILDING AND UPHOLSTERY 58–59Musical instrument making 59Greenwood spoon and bowl makingJuly 27–August 2SS3979 | £656 (incl all dinners) | NEWSUMMER SCHOOL |This course offers a complete guide to themaking process of carving spoons and smallbowls from greenwood. A range of traditionalwood carving tools will be used and plenty ofone-to-one teaching will allow you to learnthe skills at your own pace. Having graspedthe basics of spoon carving, you can go on tomake further spoons, exploring different woods(some sourced from West Dean Gardens!)or carve a bowl depending on your interests.The overall aim is that you gain sufficientunderstanding of greenwood carving tocontinue confidently.NIC WEBBMaking automata and moving toysAugust 3–9SS3989 | £643 (incl all dinners)SUMMER SCHOOL |Please see page 44 for further information.ROBERT RACEMaking moving toys and automataSeptember 5–8LW4047 | £318 |Please see page 44 for further information.IAN MCKAYWoodcarving for beginnersSeptember 6–8WE4051 | £214 |After learning about timber and the use ofhand tools, practise some carving exercises todevelop your hand skills before you embark on arelief-carving project based on natural forms.TED VINCENTLettering layout – drawing and spacingletterformsSeptember 19–22LW4078 | £302 | NEW |Please see page 23 for further information.GARY BREEZEWoodturning – bowls from wet andseasoned woodOctober 1–43D4112 | £313 |Learn techniques for turning bowls of variousshapes and sizes, which are both functional andnon-functional. You will explore bowl designand, inspired by the tutor, are encouragedto tackle new forms and ideas. The aim is tocomplete a salad bowl, a textured platter, anincurved bowl and a wet-turned bowl withnatural edge.DAVE REGESTERTaster days: See page 8Fine-turned boxes in woodOctober 17–20LW4148 | £302 | /Learn how to turn small, finely decoratedwooden boxes on a lathe, including the handchasing of threads. Techniques to adorn theseexquisite boxes with hand and lathe carving arealso covered. Previous woodturning experienceis essential.JOHN BERKELEYKEYSuitable for AllIntermediatePage 8BeginnersAdvancedTaster DaysSummer 2013For more informationplease see pages 8–10Sculptural woodcarvingOctober 25–27WE4170 | £216 |Design and make a small sculpture in woodfrom scratch using an initial sketch model inPlasticine, producing templates then carving afinished piece. Learn how to use chisels, rifflersand abrasive materials appropriately for varioussurface effects.PETER CLOTHIERPicture framing, gilding andupholsteryAn introduction to picture framingJune 30–July 33D3934 | £302 |Learn the basic skills necessary to mount andframe works of art to a high standard. Usinggood quality materials and a minimum ofequipment at each stage, you leave with enoughknowledge to be able to work independently inthe future.JOHN HILLTraditional upholstery techniquesJuly 14–195D3955 | £480 | /Acquire a grounding in upholstery skills orbuild on your knowledge of basic techniques.Beginners bring a dining chair or similar to workon and learn the different methods of springingand stuffing-up a seat, preparing a tacked edgeand stitching the edges in a traditional style.More experienced upholsterers work on achair or other project of their own choice, withappropriate guidance. Suitability of these projectsmust be discussed beforehand with the tutor.RICHARD RICARDO58Fees listed for each course are non-residential – please see page 67 for accommodation costs | Short Courses May–October 2013
David BarronBook onlineand receive a5% discounton coursesTutorsWOODWORKING AND FURNITURE MAKINGPicture framing – all levelsSeptember 16–204D4075 | £390 |Experience and practise all aspects of thepicture framer’s craft to a high standard in thisfocused course. Using basic equipment, you willlearn techniques for creative mount cutting,mitre cutting and joining mouldings, choosingcolour, proportion and glass cutting.JOHN HILLDecorative painting – exotic finishesfor furniture and framesSeptember 20–22WE4082 | £205 | NEW | /Learn how to recreate paint finishes suitablefor the decoration of furniture, frames andartefacts. Using both oil and water-based media,you explore painting the surface textures ofshagreen, mother of pearl, granite, porphyry,malachite, tortoiseshell, lapis lazuli, jasper andothers.JO MABBUTTTraditional upholstery for beginnersOctober 3–6LW4115 | £302 |Working on your own furniture, learn howto fix webbing, make the seat stuffing, andcover it in calico. The tutor will demonstrateupholstering a small drop-in chair seat and hisinsights into the trade will be invaluable. Fabriccoverings will be worked on during the final day.RICHARD RICARDOGILDING COURSES – please refer to theWinter 2012/13 programme for currentlypublished courses.Traditional water gilding techniquesMarch 15–18JUDY WETHERALLFurther courses will feature in the Winter2013/14 programme published in June 2013.DAVID BARRON is a member of the SussexGuild and makes furniture to commission. He alsocontributes articles to Furniture and Cabinet Makingmagazine, alongside selling his specialist hand tools.JOHN BERKELEY is a wood turner and puzzlemaker who previously worked as a restorer of metalantiques. His speciality boxes are featured in hisbook All Screwed Up, published in 2004.MARK CASS has worked with wood for over25 years as an antique furniture restorer, and acarpenter, manufacturing high-end kitchens andnumerous commissions. He also teaches regularlyand writes for magazines.PETER CLOTHIER works as a woodturner, woodcarver and sculptor, having studied sculpture at theCity and Guilds of London Art School. His bookSculpting in Wood, was published in 2007.MATHEW DART trained at London MetropolitanUniversity and since 1985 has been a professionalwoodwind instrument maker. Professional playersand academies use his instruments worldwide.JAMES MURSELL changed career in the 1990sto pursue his passion for Windsor chair making.He makes chairs to commission, and writes on thesubject, in addition he makes specialist chair makingtools.DAVE REGESTER began turning as a full-timeprofessional in 1974. He supplies his work tokitchenware shops and galleries. He teaches andwrites on his craft and demonstrates worldwide.RICHARD RICARDO runs a fine art upholsterybusiness in Oxfordshire. He works in both modernand antique styles, advising on and organisingspecialist repair work.PHIL SHIPLEY is a designer and maker of avariety of country chair styles. He has exhibitedat Westonbirt’s ‘Festival of the Tree’, and is anexperienced tutor in chair making for all abilities.COLIN SIMPSON is a professional woodturnerand regularly writes articles on the subject forWoodturning magazine. His turned bowls have oftenbeen sold in The National Trust’s shops.Nic WebbMusical instrument makingMaking woodwind instruments– recorders and folk flutesAugust 16–215D4006 | £507 | /Make either a cylindrical-bore descant recorderor a three-piece tapered-bore folk flutewith brass ferrules (both at modern pitch:A=440Hz). Learn techniques to bore and turnwooden billets to accurate size and shape, stainand polish. Then add skills to voice and tuneinto a working recorder or flute for playing earlymusic or contemporary folk.MATHEW DARTNORBERT GUTOWSKI is a specialist intraditional woodworking and decorative finishes,and is a furniture tutor for West Dean’s full-timeprogrammes in Furniture Conservation and Making.JOHN HILL is a picture framer and experiencedteacher. He has worked as a framer in the UK andBermuda, and has a keen interest in conservation.TOM KEALY studied at Parnham College. He makescommissioned furniture to his own designs and forother eminent designers, as well as teaching in theUK and USA.JO MABBUTT specialises in experimental surfacedecoration. She works on a variety of surfaces suchas paper, textiles and glass, and is developing rangesof gilded jewellery and interior accessories.TED VINCENT trained at the Royal College ofArt and for many years was a senior lecturer inthe School of Design at Kingston University. Hissculptural woodcarvings are regularly exhibited bothhere and in the USA.JON WARNES makes rustic furniture and livingwillow sculptures and regularly leads workshops infurniture making and willow work. He is the authorof Living Willow Sculpture.NIC WEBB graduated in fine art at the Universityof Brighton in 1994. Since then he has worked as apainter and maker and is passionate about workingwith wood. Nic’s work is exhibited worldwide.TOBY WINTERINGHAM designs and makescontemporary furniture from his own Norfolkbasedcompany, specialising in marquetry and finecabinetwork for public and private clients.0844 4994408 | bookingsoffice@westdean.org.uk | on-line booking at www.westdean.org.uk59
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