Jennifer Marlow
AUGUST 17-21, 2022
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (+)
For Intermediate - Advanced
Tailored to experienced wood carvers. Beginners welcome provided they bring their own tools.
Course Fee: $450
Material Fee: N/A
Class Capacity: 6
About the Instructor
Jennifer Marlow blew out to sea and landed on a spit of sand off the coast of Cape Cod. It was on Nantucket Island the Jennifer learned the art of woodcarving over 15 years a ago. Back on her native soil, Nova Scotia, she carves sculpture, found in a few galleries as well as signs big and small. When she’s not carving, she teaches both piano and carving… but not at the same time…yet.
Website: www.jennifermarlow.com
Email: jennifermarlow@hotmail.com
For scale, Art Lab’s Krista Wells stands next to a wood column that will be carved by participants with Jennifer Marlow’s instruction.
Course Description
This five-day course is a deep dive into the art, craft and skill needed to develop a large two and three-dimensional collective sculpture.
Students will be challenged to work together in the realization of a design depicting the life found in a water column of the Bay of Fundy from snails, clams, and plant life at the bottom, to fish and diving birds in the upper section. This large collective piece will be created from a twelve foot (3.5 m) tall piece of white pine 18-24” in diameter. Each student will be responsible for two feet of creative space.
Students will be provided with the large tools needed to work on such a large scale and instructed on their basic use.
You will be part of The Water Column Project, a five-year project, where we create a column of water from five different periods of life in the Bay of Fundy, from the carboniferous period to the present day. The large piece of finished work will become public art displayed in the natural environment on the shores of the bay. One piece is carved each year.
NB. There will be a two hour sharpening session and meet and greet the night before, August 16, 2022.
2021’s student group working away. Photo credit: Lawrence Nicoll Photography
Course Details
Jennifer believes that hands-on application results in the development of the fundamental building blocks of carving. This results in students getting personal one on one help, discussion, or critique as the situation demands.
All days will begin at 9 am and end at 4 pm with a one hour lunch break and numerous breaks during the sessions in order to preserve focus and thus avoid mistakes. Students will be able to continue carving beyond the end of the scheduled day.
Students interested in the course may find this link useful: http://www.langevinforest.com/en/fishtail-gouges-5f-pfeil
Supplies Required
Tools recommended for this course:
#5 Fishtail gouge (preferably 12mm)
#3 Fishtail gouge (preferably 6mm or 8mm)
Skew Knife (like this Flexcut, ‘A’ in the list)
Beginning students should bring their own tools although some tools may be provided. Contact Jennifer directly for a clarification of the necessary tools.
COVID- 19 Notice
Should our country still be gripped by COVID-19, Art Lab will only persist in offering our calendar of courses as common sense and regulatory recommendations dictate. If courses must be cancelled registrations will be refunded in full. The personal security of students and instructors is paramount.
HOW TO REGISTER WITH ART LAB
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