Franklin Redell Wicks
- Born Shreveport, LA, Barksdale AFB, 1952
- Raised Tucson, AZ, since 1953
- Resides Sonoita, AZ, since 2006
- Education
- University of Arizona
- Bachelors of Architecture, 1980
- Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, Colorado workshops:
- Sam Maloof: Furniture, 1989
- Robert Defuccio: Chair Design and Development, 1990
- Will Neptune: Wood carving for Furniture and Architectural Elements, 1997
- James Surls: Sculpture Intensive: “a search for self”, 1998
- Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona classes:
- Adobe Illustrator, 1995
- Adobe Photoshop, 1995 and 2000
- Lost Wax Casting, Betty Harris,1999
- Welding Fabrication for Artists, Bruce Butler, 2003
- Mold Making and Advanced Moldmaking, Mark Leviton, 2007
- Lost Wax Casting, Tom Barringer, 2007 and 2008
- Arizona Designer Craftsmen, Arizona workshops:
- Claire Sanford: Color and Surface of Metal, 2007
- Joanna Gollberg: Marriage of Metals, 2008
- Micheal Croft: Automata, 2008
- Kathleen Williamson: Business Law for Artists, 2008
- Ricky Frank: Cloisonne’ Enameling, 2009
- Diane Echnoz Almeyda, Plique-a-jour Enameling, 2009
- Robert Ebendorf: Jewelry as Personal Adornment, 2010
- John Cogswell: Foldforming, 2010
- Lisa Slovis Mandel: Hydraulic Press with Pewter, 2010
- Helen Blythe-Hart: Heat Zone 2 Soldering, 2011
- Betty Helen Longhi: A Fresh Look at Spiculums, 2011
- Fred Zweig: Repousse and Chasing, 2011
- David Huang: Vessel Making, 2012
- Snag Demo Days: Cynthia Eid, David Huang, Caitie Sellers, Marilyn and Jack da Silva, Kevin O’Dwyer and Sam Patania, 2012
- Yuma Symposium, Yuma Arizona, 2011
- Shows and Juried Exhibitions
- Juried exhibition “Arizona Designer Craftsmen: A Treasury of Fine Craft”, 1996 Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona. Two Studio Furniture entries selected. “Bent Brothers” and “Elegant Dining”
- Exhibition “Salon Des Refuse” 2011, Dinnerware Artspace, Tucson, Arizona. One Sculpture entry selected. “Taking Back Control”
- Exhibition “Mesquite Art Show”, 2012 Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona. Two Studio Furniture entries selected. “Emma” and “Lucie”
- Exhibition “Arizona Designer Craftsman, Craftsmanship Show”, 2012 Arizona Art Alliance Gallery, Scottsdale Pavilions, Scottsdale, Arizona. Three Studio Furniture entries selected, “Thelma”, “Zelma” and “Lucie”. All received Honorable Mention!
- Exhibition “Arizona Designer Craftsman Holiday Show at the Tucson Museum of Art “, 2012 Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona. Two Studio Furniture entries selected, “Emma” and “Lucie”.
- Societies
- Arizona Designer Craftsmen (ADC)
- Member, since 1989
- Juried member, since 1996
- Treasurer, 2007 to 2012
- The Furniture Society
- Member, since 1997
- American Craft Council
- Member, since 2006
- International Sculpture Center (ISC)
- Member, since 2011
- Society of North American Goldsmith’s (SNAG)
- Member, since 2012
- Self Employed:
- Wicks Design, furniture design, since 1986
- Franklin Redell Wicks, sculpture artist, since 1998