{"id":10739,"date":"2015-06-22T14:45:19","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T21:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=10739"},"modified":"2015-07-07T14:20:46","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T21:20:46","slug":"camosun-college-fine-furniture-and-joinery-students-show-their-chairs-to-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2015\/06\/22\/camosun-college-fine-furniture-and-joinery-students-show-their-chairs-to-the-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Camosun College Fine Furniture and Joinery students show their chairs to the public"},"content":{"rendered":"

Read an expanded version of this story in our July 15, 2015 issue!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

15 students of Camosun College\u2019s Fine Furniture and Joinery program are graduating, and are showing their final projects in an exhibit open to the public.<\/p>\n

Studies in Seating<\/em> is on now at the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre; the students whose work is exhibited have been in the program for the past 10 months, and their final projects are a diverse and interesting collection of chairs.<\/p>\n

And while the prospect of staring at a bunch of chairs might not sound too thrilling to some, hearing Camosun College Fine Furniture and Joinery program leader Ken Guenter talk about it is enough to change anyone\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe chairs are as varied as the students that we have,\u201d enthuses Guenter. \u201cThey certainly reflect personalities, they reflect skill levels and their interest in particular historical periods or particular aspects of nature.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Camosun College student Paloma Shankar’s chair from the year-end exhibit (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Guenter uses student Paloma Shankar\u2019s work as an example of how chairs can be so much more than initially meets the eye.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer mother\u2019s from Denmark and her father is from Fiji,\u201d he says about Shankar. \u201cSo when she started looking at chair design of course Danish modern came into play immediately, and also Fijan Tapa cloth in terms of decorative design. Paloma put those two together and created this absolutely stunning piece of work that deals with both sides of her culture. And you can sit on it,\u201d he laughs. (Well, theoretically: visitors to the exhibit are not allowed to sit on the chairs, to prevent from potential damage.)<\/p>\n

For Guenter, the exhibit represents the end of a year of work for the students and teachers, and he says it\u2019s great to see how far the students have come.<\/p>\n

\u201cI absolutely love it,\u201d he says. \u201cWe get students of such varied skill levels. Of course, we\u2019ll get some who have been doing woodwork all their lives and furniture has been an interest, so they come into the program and blast forward very quickly. We get others who for them it\u2019s an interest but they\u2019ve never actually done it before. It\u2019s such a joy to see those students move ahead, and even sometimes surpass the students who came in with previous experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The wood used for the projects was donated by the Vancouver Island Woodworker\u2019s Guild through their annual $800 donation. Every year, one student whose piece is judged as being the best in the exhibit is given a $500 award from the Guild: this year\u2019s winner was Shankar.<\/p>\n

Studies in Seating
\n<\/em>Until July 2
\n6:30 am to 10 pm Monday to Friday; 8 am to 9 pm Saturday and Sunday
\nArts Centre, Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, 3220 Cedar Hill Road
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