Workshop Series
This is a first-of-a-kind, three part experience for the Guild of Oregon Woodworkers … Part 1, a free, open-to-all-members evening, Nov. 13, 2024, to get to know Yuri Kobayashi, followed by Part 2, an exploration, hands-on workshop Nov. 14-16, 2024, and Part 3, an intensive workshop for individual projects, May 7-11, 2025.
Come to one, two, or all three events!
Part 3
Steam-Bending Intensive Workshop with Yuri Kobayashi
Description: Unleash your creativity and delve into the captivating world of steam-bending wood in our exclusive workshop series. Embark on a five-day intensive to further refine your individual project. Come prepared with a project in mind. Each participant will be working on their own project and experience learning opportunities from each other’s projects, operating in a team environment. You will define daily goals and your desired end state for the week with guidance from Yuri. You will benefit from daily reviews of each participant’s projects, and receive individual/group consultations to refine your skills. Participants will plan next steps to further skills and knowledge.
What You'll Learn:
- Essential and practical steam-bending knowledge
- Innovative approaches to seamlessly integrate organic curves into your woodworking creations
- Insider tips and tricks for achieving success in steam-bending
- Yuri’s insight into design and problem solving approaches
Students will be supplying their own materials based on their individual projects.
Tools, Equipment or Materials needed: PPE (ear, eye and breathing). A list of common tools we will be using will be provided to registrants ahead of the workshop.
Lunch will not be provided. We'll provide a 45 minute lunch break. Students should pack a lunch or consider several options for grabbing something to eat within walking distance.
About Yuri Kobayashi:
Yuri Kobayashi is a mid-career sculptor and furniture maker based in Rockport, Maine. With deep roots in Japan, she studied architectural design at Musashino Art in Tokyo. Seeking a more hands-on outlet, Yuri enrolled in the woodworking program at Shinrin Takumi Juku in Takayama City. During her two years of learning and four years working as a staff, she received rigorous hands-on training and discovered the boundless possibilities of wood as a creative medium.
Inspired to explore further, Yuri left Japan for San Diego State University, where she earned an M.F.A. in furniture design under the mentorship of Wendy Murayama. With over a decade of teaching experience at the Rhode Island School of Design, Yuri's work has been featured in exhibitions and publications, earning her prestigious residencies.
Currently serving as lead studio fellow at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Yuri continues to share her expertise through informal mentoring. Her work seamlessly blends traditional woodworking techniques with a profound sense of wonder and emotion, manifesting in a diverse range of work from abstract sculptures to functional furniture.
Yuri’s website can be viewed HERE.
Please direct questions to Chip Webster, jdwebster3@gmail.com.
Check out the Guild Scholarship Program to see if you qualify for the various scholarship we offer.
The guild promotes and encourages all members to act responsibly in matters of health and safety by adhering to the following measures:
- Please stay home when sick: Members are urged to prioritize their health and the health of others by refraining from attending guild events, workshops, or gatherings when experiencing symptoms of a contagious illness, especially those associated with COVID-19.
- Follow CDC guidelines: If you have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, you are expected to follow the current CDC guidelines.
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