2025 Workshops
Hello all! As many of you know, 2025 is my first year of motherhood! I’m excited to return to teaching after taking the last year off, but it will require figuring out how to balance being a full time mom while evolving my career and as basketry teacher in the small ways I can. I’ll be teaching several workshops at my studio through the summer and fall and will post them here on a rolling basis. I miss teaching basketry and all the wonderful students and community so much after taking a year off and can’t wait to weave together!
The Basketmaker's Month: Wild Fibers Through the Year
Tuesday December 9th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm EST
Join this webinar to learn all about how to identify, harvest, and prepare wild foraged plant fibers for basketry! Each plant has a different time of year that it is ready for foraging so in this installment we will cover the entire year instead of one month. I’ll discuss fibers from both leaves and bast fibers from plant stalks, trees, and vines so that no matter where you live you’ll be able to test out the plants around you.
The focus will be on ID, ecology, harvesting, processing, and everything else you need to know to get these plants ready for making baskets. If you can’t make it you can always pay and get access to the recording for one month afterwards
Portfolio
In addition to teaching basketry workshops I am a practicing artist. Through intricate woven sculptures, watercolor paintings, and mixed media work I explore varied themes including material transformation, lineage, cycles of nature, and the voices of plants. See portfolio page for more.
About Katie Grove
Going out into the forests and fields, harvesting materials from nature, and sitting down in the sun to weave a basket is my idea of a perfect day! I am an artist and educator based in the Hudson Valley of New York and my passion is to create art that is inspired by nature. I also teach nature-based art workshops on basketry and plant dyes, where I foster an environment in which individuals can explore self-expression while learning how to identify, use, and appreciate locally available natural materials. When I’m not teaching I am either working on my fine art, participating in gallery shows and residencies, or traveling.
Contact
Have any questions? Want to schedule a workshop? Or just talk basketry? Email me at Katiegroveart@gmail.com
