This year I have had the opportunity to launch a class that has been a dream of mine for sometime: the Wild Basketey: 8 Month Natural Basketry Series. Sunday, June 11 we met for the second time and there were…
How to get started with harvesting cattails for basketry? I've been getting lots of questions on the subject of harvesting cattails over the past few years. Cattails are one of my favorite materials to use for both coiled and twined…
Throughout the past seven years I have been on a journey exploring the world of using plants to create baskets. I've gotten to know the trees, vines, and leaves of many different species, which I now consider my friends and…
The long weekend workshop I had the opportunity to teach at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts the first week of April has been one of my favorites so far. The key was space that having several days provided to us.…
Wild Basketry Mentorship 2017 It's Here! Are you inspired to develop a deep connection to the art of basketry and the abundant plant materials in our natural landscape? Do you want to learn how to go out into the forests…
It's been a whirlwind couple of days, but then again I knew it would be when I signed up to teach three basketry workshops in a row at the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, NY. Wild Basketry: Coiling…
I teach workshops at many different venues throughout the year, but there is something special about the NYS Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck. Partly it is the energy, the food, and just knowing that there are sheep, llamas, and…
This summer was my first working with trees for basketry. I set out to try several different species and learn what I could about selecting trees, removing the outer bark, stripping the inner bark, and preparing it for weaving. Overall…
Adventures in Bark Basketry After learning how to use bark in basketry during my internship in Asheville this winter my big project for this year became incorporating bark into my repertoire of natural materials. Although I processed already harvested bark and learned…