using your skills

one thing i love about being a person who studies fabrication, is that i can actually use what i'm learning, physically, not just mentally. for instance, my friend Jayme lives in a small studio apartment. the kitchen has barely one square foot of counter top space, which poses a problem when cooking, or even doing dishes. so yesterday i was in the sculpture studio, monitoring (not a single person came in) and i decided to take what i had in my locker and make a little cutting board/counter top extension. using a piece of square stock, threaded piping, and a hunk of wood, i was able to do just that. and with a little paraffin melted and rubbed into the surface of the wood it was treated and safe to eat off of.

i will never get sick of learning a skill and actually putting it to use outside of school. not just making things for a grade but to solve the problems of everyday life.

an artist's introduction

aloha everyone, my name is christof sander. i am a sculpture student at uwm, yet don't let that fool you into thinking i create large, clunky, abstract work. i do, but i also love creating finely crafted, but most of all, functional work. my original intention was to study industrial design, yet had to suffice by studying sculpture and sneaking my true ideas into certain classes (i.e. making a chair for my contemporary sculpture class). this semester in industrial processes, i hope to refine my love for industrial design and the knowledge, skills, and craftsmanship that goes into it.