Every line, plane and form on an object gives a command to your eye. Why does one wood project look “busy” while another, with just as many lines and planes, gracefully flow? What makes the difference? Learn to coordinate and command the lines and planes in your wood projects to produce grace and movement in your designs. Movement in wood is simply the product of “S” curves and rotating planes; flow is produced by the coordination of those principles. This class challenges a person’s way of viewing woodworking altogether. Its objective is to give each student a greater awareness and command of lines, planes, and forms, expressed through the simple principles of movement. A deeper objective is to gain the awareness that our Creator desires to hang with His creations and aid them in their creative endeavors. Can we actually realize God’s help and presence by inviting Him into projects? This could be one principle that makes all the difference. The principles of movement are repeatedly applied and exercised as students carve a piece of wood or turned vessel into polished fluid forms. These abstract wood sculptures can serve as stand-alone sculptures or ornately designed cradles to complement and uniquely display a turned vessel. The line, planes, and forms that comprise the sculpture can be used to direct the eye to or through the turned vessel. More importantly, once learned, these principles become tools that can be applied in furniture making, woodturning, wood carving or classic sculpting. Students will learn: the mechanics of carving with power or hand tools, how to use a cabinet maker’s pattern rasp, and how to finish wood to a glass-like glowing finish. Christopher will also discuss using the grain pattern for emphasis. Wood for an abstract sculpture is provided for the first project. Additional wood can be purchased directly from Christopher.

**Details for Images: These photos are of a project in progress that I would like to see come out of my class. The project began with a simple round Juniper bowl and a piece of Mesquite. When completed, the lines, planes, radii, and forms of the bowl will be replicated in the mesquite. Ultimately, two separate objects will so relate to one another that they will become one work of art. In so doing, the students will begin to master the application of the principles, of movement and design.