Instructor: Cole Cook
Monday - Friday
August 10 - 14
9am -12pm
5 sessions
This is a class meant to remove real or perceived obstacles that keep folks from starting or pursuing carving in wood. There are so many different species of wood with so many different qualities that it can be hard to know where to begin. Sometimes, even finding the material that is suitable to sculpt, and an area that can handle the work can be the obstacle that stalls progress.
This course is meant to help folks clear these obstacles away and be able to feel comfortable bringing their ideas about what a block of wood could hold to life. Starting with an introduction to material and tools, moving through the stage of sketching out an idea, and then using a progression of tools to take the piece through shaping, sculpting, sanding, and finally to having a finished piece that you created alongside a tree.
This course is meant to give folks an opportunity to feel more connected to wood, and to feel more comfortable and in charge of the tools that are used so that wood carving can be accessible to all.
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Cole Cook is a sculptor and printmaker living and working in Truro, on Cape Cod. Cole’s work is based in observation and focused on the aspects of the world outside the influence of humans. Working in wood, his sculpture focuses on recurring natural patterns, and the confluence between material and form. Born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, Cole moved to the quiet of the Outer Cape in 2021. A former professional baseball player, Cole’s artistic career started in 2022 with submissions to the group art shows at the Provincetown Commons and the Provincetown Art Association Museum. His work can be found at AM Zehnder Gallery in Wellfleet, MA, at BBLG Gallery in Smithtown, NY, and in the permanent collection at the Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis, MA.