While enrolled in Sculpture I and II, Geithner began to spend significantly more time at the shop.
"It's mostly maintenance, like learning how machines work and cleaning them," he said. "It's cool to learn how the shop functions, that's the appeal of it, besides that it doesn't sound very glamorous. But I think it's fun."
Geithner now heads over to the shop nearly every day.
"You could spend forever in there, if they were actually open forever,"he said.
Geithner just finished completing cutting boards as a Mother's Day gift and is currently making a coffee table for the Ledyard Canoe Club.
Geithner is considering a studio art major. He hopes to focus on sculpture, as he has enjoyed the hands-on art form the most so far, but is also thinking about architecture.
"I'm excited to take architecture classes and I may end up loving that," he said.
Geithner finds studio art particularly fulfilling because the classes do not feel like traditional academic courses.
"Every time I take a studio art class it doesn't really feel like work, which is the cool thing," he said. "It's like you are taking two classes and then you have your free time."
When he was younger, Geithner's first major project was building a guitar with his dad. In high school, Geithner spent two years working at a glassblowing shop.
"I've always enjoyed making things and having things that I've made," he said.
