Textile Takeover

It's the final week for many of our students and as more and more of the work gets completed then more and more of them are needing something to put their work on. Yes, we are talking plinths. It's been an interesting week with several of the Textiles third years with us, requiring some large and diverse forms. We are certainly looking forward to seeing the work interacting with these structures. Below are some images taken from the past few days

Not just a simple circular plinth…... 

…..it's got interlocking shelves as well. 

Hannah puts together her structures that will become her display units. 

Estee squeezes in and gets sanding the top of her plinth.

This open sided display table being marked up ready for the internal legs. 

More Flexi Ply required for this kidney shaped structure. 

Hannah sands her MDF display boxes.

and also a smaller one on top. 

Finally a simple plinth that we had done in 30 minutes! 

Jack from Graphics year three, is seen here making his own phone holsters that will be suspense form the ceiling for his interactive show. 

The clock is ticking

We are not sure how many of our students will be heading out to the polling stations tomorrow as they might just be too busy trying to finish their work. We are now heading into the final two weeks for the BA degree students and the Wood Workshop remains a buzz of activity. It's great to see lots of work now nearing completion and as always we are looking forward to seeing the final show with the work on display for all to see. Below are some images taken from the past week.

Big squeeze in Small Works 

Stairs to get you up into the back of a lorry for a pop up show.

Benny makes some fruit. 

Heat bending acrylic within a former. 

Large square form.
Going……. 

Going…... 

Still going…...

Gone! 

Every inch of workbench space being utilised.

This habitable space taking shape that will be located on a trailer pulled by a bicycle.

You can never have enough screw drivers! 

 Some lovely big structures being made in the assembly room.

A mould being made ready to take to the foundry for casting into. 

Some delicate framework being added to the arch project.

Calculator and protractor required for this geometric mass.

Finishing off the Walnut box that will house a Kalimba. 

Fixing up a mirrored box 

At least with this project you can take the weight off your feet whilst getting on with the rest! 

Seems strong enough.

Lovely piece of Oak faced MDF put to good use here.

Another happy student getting to grips with this complex build.

Francis Thorburn

We have a new addition to the team for the Summer as we are joined by artist, Francis Thorburn, a graduate of Camberwell College from several years ago. He certainly has been thrown in at the deep end as he joins us at a time when we come up for air only at the end of each day. It's a fun place to be so I am sure he will enjoy his time with us. He certainly loves his big scale work and getting many hands invovled with his work. Below are some examples of this.

Francis, right, gets to grips with a piece of MDF and a students measurements.

May Days

We are well into the new term now and the month of May signals the last full month for the students to make their work. It's business as usual with us in the Wood Workshop as we see a frenzy of activity before our eyes. It remains an absorbing and exciting place to be as students from many of our courses rub shoulders creatively.  Below are some images taken from the past few days. 

This detailed structural model continues to grow.

Ready to sell ice creams this summer?

Almost completed this perspective project.

A detail of a sound proofing wall made from styrofoam triangles.

Lots of small objects being created in Small Works.

Some very nice moving parts to this MA ISD  project.

The Morso cutter being put to good use for these small little frames.

Heating and forming some acrylic tube.

A little mechanism taking shape.

 A delicate softwood structure being glued and clamped.