Rochester Institute of Technology - Techmila / Ramikin Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Ernest Brace Lawrence Copeland Harold J, Brennan Geroldikb R. Uscholo For eight solid hours a day, behind the walls of 150 Spring Street, a group known as “craftsmen” produce many fine articles of new and improved designs. There are four departments in S.A.C. The first being the Woodshop where the saws whirl and the lathes turn. This shop contains many different machines val- uable in the woodworking industry from hand to power tools. Many modernistic pieces of furniture come from this shop; articles ranging from chairs, bowrIs, and lamp tables to boxes. Then comes the “Pot Shop” where muddy hands turn out pieces of pottery which are new and elegant in their design. The Weaving Shop follows, where many new? kinds of textiles are created and woven every week, and where the student becomes acquainted with the mate- rials used in rug and carpet making. Next is the Metal Shop where many metals ranging from copper to silver are bent and hammered into new shapes. The first semester of the Metal course is given to making jewelry. The student makes many variations in design by hand. Pins, necklaces, buttons, and bracelets are samples of the pieces made. In the Art Department, wrhich is usually known as the starter or planning room, the student lays down on paper his ideas for new projects. It is in this room that a new design is brought to life, put on paper, and changed several times before this design proceeds to the shop in which it will be made. During the three years that the Crafts School has been at R.I.T., it has participated in two large art Hobart Cowles Tage Frid Fred Meyer Ann Marie John Prip Von Strockensirom FraNS Wildenhain Fourteen

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American Craftsmen

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Art old art takes on a new twist in a rug weaving class A student undertakes the tedious process of inking in a fabric design exhibitions. The first was at the Harvard School of Architecture in April, 1952, and the second was at Rochester's own Memorial Art Gallery in December and January of this school year. At these shows were exhibited the best pieces of work done by both the faculty and the students. Many people attended both shows and were very much pleased with the results. As a student enters the school, he automatically becomes a journeyman This gives him the right to send articles which he makes to the American House, which is located in New York City. These pieces are put in the showroom for sale. If the pieces arc sold, the American House sends a check to the Crafts School, where the amount is divided up for the various costs, such as material and labor. In this way, the stu- dent can find out if his product will sell while it gives him a little money to help in meeting school expenses. The last summer that the journeymen are at school, their time is devoted to designing and producing a “Journeyman’s Piece,” upon which their final grade is based. Designing and producing specific items take up most of the second year, preparing the student for his future career. It is in his creative hands that we place the designs for the future. A beautiful vase will be this student’s reward for the long hours spent and the muddy hands Fifteen