Making a Pen on the Lathe

417 Southeast 11th Avenue,Portland OR 97214

07 August, 2021

Description

Sculpt a wooden pen and learn basic woodturning skills using a lathe. Great for personal use and handcrafted gifts! For all skill levels. Interested in turning but never turned before and not sure if it is right for you? Then this class might be what you are looking for. Students will learn how to drill and mount pen blanks on a lathe, turn the pen barrels and apply a finish. The final step will be assembling the pen. By the end of the class, each student will complete a pen and have seen how fun and exciting turning can be. Whether you're brand new to turning, or a pro who wants to learn a new skill, come learn how to make a pen on the lathe.  All tools, materials, and safety equipment will be provided, but bringing your own goggles and face shield are encouraged if you own them. Become a Woodturner! The woodturning workshop will start off with a safety debriefing and step-by-step instructions on basic woodturning techniques using the lathe. During the remainder of the course, guests can mirror the instructor for cutting, drilling, gluing, sanding and can get creative with their sculpting! Equipment includes high-speed steel, roughing gouge, spindle gouge, and the lathe. All materials and are included in the workshop. Come Prepared: Workshop capacity: up to 2 guests Ages 10+ *Per Past Lives LLC policy, youth ages 16-17 may attend after legal guardian has met with staff and signed a liability waiver. Youth ages 10-15 must also have a legal guardian sign a liability waiver and must be accompanied by an adult. Standing workshop, masks required indoors Guests do not need to bring any additional materials, however, personal safety equipment (face shield, safety goggles) is encouraged to bring if already owned. Past Lives LLC and ADX share this workspace where artists will be actively creating around you during the workshop. It may get noisy! About the Instructor: Lila Ferber is a sculptor, painter, and exhibit fabricator from Omaha, Nebraska. In Portland, she studies ice carving and is teaching woodturning classes on the lathe. She creates abstract, playful wood carvings and oil paintings with bright colors and organic forms. Her work is made from wood, stone, and foam, which she stacks together into interactive, abstract sculptures. “Balance is a key element, as each individual piece relies on the others for support in a visually precarious yet structurally sound manner.” Lila joined Past Lives LLC in May 2021, motivated by being “part of a community where people are working until midnight.” She hopes to expand her woodturning business by offering classes on the lathe, which she has been teaching on for almost three years now. “I love teaching, especially kids; they bring a level of unpredictability and imagination to sculpting.” Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows nationally, including New York, DC, Portland, and Pheonix. She interned with the Salem Art Works Sculpture Park in New York, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the exhibit fabrication department at the Omaha Children’s Museum, and the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in the marble quarries of Vermont. In the future, Lila wants to build sculptural playground exhibitions for kids to interact with and climb on in a park. When she’s not creating art, she’s playing music on her piano, piccolo, or purple ukulele or taking inspiration from the outdoors. Past Lives LLC is a community of artists, hobbyists, and beginning business owners dedicated to creating employment and mentorship opportunities for ex-convicts and anyone else overcoming trauma or from marginalized backgrounds. Our makerspace is shared by dozens of Portland-based artists from a variety of creative disciplines including woodworking, metalsmithing, glassworking, painting, drawing, sewing, and just about any other creative endeavor you can imagine. Some of our members are offering workshops where guests will have the opportunity to learn new creative skills and equipment as instructed by experts, tour the makerspace, and leave with handmade artwork of their own!