My partner and I didn’t discuss much in terms of planning or our pieces speaking to each other. We both kind of struggled with how to make a container without using glue, nails, or drills and only using a wood … Read more

When I was told the assignment was to make a container out of wood, I immediately thought of the small wooden bowls that are popular at stores like West Elm and Anthropologie. These bowls are petite, perfectly smooth, stained, and … Read more

With the approaching wood unit, I became more and more anxious because I am not a very crafty person. Not being able to do the woodshop training became very worrisome for me as the process began. I would say that … Read more

I started this project with a plan inspired by Gustav Klimt’s tree of life. I tried to carve the limbs of the tree into my small section of a tree. Unfortunately this did not go as well as planned.. it … Read more

As our wood unit began, I started approaching plans for my design using what limited knowledge I already had about woodworking and wooden objects. I have always appreciated wood’s potential as a medium to produce works that serve both functional … Read more

Wooden pieces are often associated with the elite and wealthy due to the difficulty in their acquisition as well as their beautiful finish and patterns. However, my wooden container proved that this, in fact, is not true for all wood … Read more

Gabrielle and I began this project knowing we wanted our projects to not just speak to one another but to actually connect. I drafted an idea, knowing that we were starting with wedge shapes and wanting them to connect one … Read more

For my project (fig. 1), I was inspired by the ways in which wood can be manipulated to look smooth and take on organic shapes. As we were looking at wood in class, I immediately thought of the challenge of … Read more

When handed the basswood cookie and corresponding making assignment, I grappled with what form my container would take and how I should go about constructing it. Our class discussion of woodworking joints had planted the seed in my mind for … Read more

For my container, I wanted to make a small, square container that could be used to hold a small potted plant. My original goal was to make the container as small as possible, while still making something that was functional. … Read more