woodezine - Volume III - Issue X - OCTOBER 2005

This month we're featuring the upcoming class schedule of David Marks, whom many of you know from his television show "Wood Works," on the satellite and cable DIY channel.
  The show features step-by-step instructions for building contemporary studio furniture which he has designed. David is a celebrated artist whose work is widely exhibited, and a noted teacher and lecturer. He will be traveling across the United States teaching this fall. Please contact Woodcraft stores directly to register for his classes.

Class Schedule

Dublin, California Woodcraft
Oct 1 - Hands On Gilding and Chemical Patination
Oct 2 - Morning Seminar on Furniture Design, Afternoon Demo on Sharpening Scrapers, plus Question & Answer Session with David

Columbus, Ohio Woodcraft
Oct 7 - Evening Demo on Sharpening Scrapers and Handplanes
Oct 8 - Morning session Demo on Inlay with a Router, Afternoon session Demo is Setting up and Resawing on the Band saw
Oct 9 - All Day Hands-On class in Gilding & Chemical Patination

Rochester, New York Woodcraft
Oct 15 - David will do a demo on Gilding and Chemical Patination for the Rochester Woodworkers Society, followed by an evening slideshow/lecture on furniture.

 
Texas Woodcraft Stores
Oct 20 - San Antonio, Texas Woodcraft, Demo Finishing for the Craftsman
Oct 21 - Austin, Texas Woodcraft, Hands-On Turn a Bowl with David Marks
Oct 22 - Houston, Texas Woodcraft, Lecture on Veneer Cutting and Bentwood Lamination
Oct 23 - Houston, Texas Woodcraft, Hands-On Gilding & Chemical Patination

Knoxville, Tennessee Woodcraft
Oct 29 - Meet David and join the Question & Answer session
Oct 31 - Hands-On Gilding and Chemical Patination
Nov 1 - Hands-On Marquetry and Inlay Techniques
Nov 2 - Hands-On Bowl Turning

California
On Nov 19 and 20, David is holding a two-day, hands-on class in his workshop/studio in Santa Rosa, CA on Gilding & Chemical Patination. To register for this class, please go to his Web site. The class size is limited to 15 students and the fee is $275 plus a materials fee of $75. Classes run 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM each day and 50% of the class fee for this class will be donated to the Baulines Crafts Guild. This is a non-profit organization that has grown in stature and size and has achieved national recognition for its education programs. The Guild is composed of artisan/teachers who are among the most significant artists creating fine craft work in America today.

A brief overview of the class from David:
The processes that you will learn can be applied to any surface that will accept paint. These include wood, metal, paper, ceramics, glass, even plastics. So no matter if you are a jeweler, potter, sculptor, blacksmith, or woodworker, you will take home some very creative and innovative techniques to enhance your work. This is a hands-on class where all students will receive six sample boards (4 inch by 10 inch) that they will gild with genuine 22 karat gold leaf as well as copper, silver, and dutch metal leaf. On the first day students will work with the traditional oil size method of gilding. We will also explore creative gilding techniques, such as the Japanese Notan method, of balancing positive and negative spaces. On the second day, I'll introduce students to the process of chemical patination. I will demonstrate various cold patina processes that students will learn working safely with mild acids. These techniques are very comprehensive and not just limited to woodworkers.