ART 341 - Intermediate Wood Design

Description:
Design and fabrication of furniture forms. Emphasis on creative form development utilizing sophisticated fabrication and finishing processes. Class meets five hours per week.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: ART 241.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes, Activities and Assessments

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

Design and create furniture forms

Students will complete a variety of assignments that may include preliminary sketches, working drawings and final form

Apply creative problem solving and critical thinking skills related to studio furniture design and fabrication

Students will complete assignments using creative solutions

Demonstrate proficiency in shaping, fabricating and finishing wood and wood-based materials

Students will complete assignments using appropriate tools and finishing processes

Design works that incorporate conceptual content

Discussions, preliminary designs, and completed assignments

Demonstrate knowledge of issues relating to studio, tools and material, safety

Oral or written test to establish student understanding of safety issues