Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Continuing Education | Summer 2008 Courses

DESCRIPTION
This course provides an introduction to the construction of steel sculpture. Students will produce artworks using oxy-fuel, "stick", MIG or TIG arc welding, and learn hot forging and a wide range of fabricating processes. Although the class focuses on technical issues, students are also expected to consider the expressive potential of sculptural form.

INSTRUCTOR
Reid Drum is Studio Manager for Sculpture at MassArt where he earned his MFA. He also holds a BFA from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

DESCRIPTION
In this introduction to the foundry process, students make bronze and aluminum castings using processes of greensand and lost wax ceramic shell casting. We will cover mold making, casting, and chasing with an emphasis on personal expression and technical proficiency. Proper use and maintenance of all tools is stressed.

INSTRUCTOR
Zachary Gabbard teaches moldmaking and foundry at Stonybrook Fine Arts in Jamaica Plain, MA and was previously studio assistant at Ross Glass Studio in Hyde Park, MA. He assisted David Phillips in the production of six bronze frogs for the Boston Common Frog Pond Playground and recently exhibited at the Mill Brook Gallery in New Hampshire. He holds a BFA in Sculpture from MassArt.