Upper Division Interdisciplinary Studios extend a student's cross-school experience from Core Studio up into their upper division years. 3 units of Interdisciplinary Studio are required of all majors and must be completed in the junior or senior year. This advanced level studio is thematic in nature. Technical demonstrations are paired with thoughtful readings, seminar discussions and ambitious projects. Collaboration, experimentation and presentation skills are developed in concert with critical thinking.Section DescriptionThis course engages students across all majors to research and engage wood and wood products with the total lifecycle of the tree and the objects made as the primary conceptual framework. Through a series of seminars, field trips, short projects and introductions to the field of wood and sustainable materials based art and design, students will source and follow the lifecycle of a living tree that will be studied, cut-down and made into objects created individually and collaboratively by the class. Carbon footprint analysis of the projects will be used as data materials. Documentation will be supported with a photography and video component. Fieldwork will involve travel in and around the Bay Area including urban and rural forests, CCA’s Oakland campus and artist studio tours. This course has an extensive hand-tool and woodworking component with extended field research, holding class outside, travel and camping.

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