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Beginning Willow Basketry Workshop with Sylvia Friday!
June 1 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
$125.00
Beginning Willow Basketry Workshop
(2 sessions offered)
Saturday 6/1 or Saturday 7/6
9am-5pm with a break for lunch
This class is SOLD OUT (click here for July session tickets)
Students will learn how to weave a traditional stake and strand willow basket. The process of weaving includes learning techniques and patterns alongside the freedom to explore personal style and creativity. Students will take home a round wicker basket woven by their own hands!
Materials included but students should bring a small sharp knife and a pair of garden clippers (hand pruners).
Beginners welcome. 12 yrs and up. Spaces limited to 5 students
INSTRUCTOR BIO:
The ancient art of basket weaving lives in the ancestral memory of all human hands. Sylvia Friday is a traditional basketmaker, folk artist and writer. Weaving with willow combines her love for rivers, creeks and wetlands with her love for making things with her hands. Sylvia lives at a remote willow farm in the Oregon coast range.