2012 Class Schedule at Wilderness Basketry

2011-12-12T15:30:00.001-08:00

The 2012 class schedule for Wilderness basketry is now available.

new old basket

2011-07-27T23:47:00.000-07:00

made this basket repro from an old basket reminant given to me by a friend. I love the simplicity of the design and colors. This class will be offered in the near future and at the March retreat.

Seattle Basketry Guild

2011-02-23T11:32:00.000-08:00

http://www.nwbasketweavers.org/

I wanted to share this link with you. This happens in March every year in Port Orchard, WA for 4 days. Lots of fun and no dishes and no cooking. Just in brain overload weaving and visiting all your friends you only get to see once per year. Click on brochure download to see all the classes offered this year.

I'm also starting a line of garden hats. That should be fun.

HARVESTING CEDAR

2011-01-03T12:06:00.000-08:00

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finding the right tree in an area to be logged

pulling bark

getting started

removing outer bark

A lucky day. What a blessing to find a tree that isn't cut down yet. Be sure to thank the tree for its clothing and let it know what you are going to do with it.

How to gather cedar bark

2011-01-03T11:34:00.001-08:00

2012 Class Schedule

2010-09-07T15:40:00.000-07:00

WILDERNESS BASKETRY
CLASS SCHEDULE FOR 2012 (all materials respectfully gathered and prepared) .

"A basket is not really a basket, but a vessel created of beauty, joy, and happiness from a window in the soul, a reflection of love and a creative outlet to our ancestors of the past."

CEDAR ROSES

Learn to make cedar bark roses and use for special occasions which honors the great ' western red cedar' tree of the Pacific Northwest. Make 4-6 large cedar roses with stems and leaves using western red cedar bark.

Class date: 15 January 2012

Class time: 1000 AM until 1PM

Cost: $35.00 No registration fee.

Beginner Red Cedar Letter Basket

(10" long X 4" wide and 3 1/2" tall)

Date/Time: 10 February 2012 from 0900 AM to 5 PM

Cost: $110.00

What you can learn: Overlay, 2 and 3 strand twinning and a traditional folded rim. You will also learn how to harvest and prepare materials and how to weave without a mold.

Cedar Moon Basket

3 1/2" H X 6 1/2" W X 6 1/2 " D

Make this delightful cedar basket with a unique half moon base and sides that use different widths of cedar to create a pattern. You will also learn basic twinning and a folded traditional rim. The handle is made from a round braid of cedar.

Date: 3& 4 March 2012 from 10AM-4PM
Cost: $100.00

What you can learn: half moon base, basic twinning, folded rim, round braid,overlay

CEDAR MEMORY POUCH OR SPIRIT POUCH

Make this 1”X 2” X 2” cedar necklace pouch to hold special memories, sacred items for you, and or fetishes.

Materials: western red cedar bark, raffia, deer or elk leather, feathers, beads

Date: 7 April 2012 from 9AM-6:00 PM
Cost: $40.00
What you can learn: Overlay, 2 and 3 strand twinning. cordage, and a traditional braided rim.

”WILD THING” CEDAR BASKET 5 ½” X 51/2” X 2”

Let your creative juices flow and sculpture your own shape as you design a one of a kind basket.

Materials: western red cedar bark and Pacific NW sweet grass

Class date/time: 12 & 13 May 2012 from 1000-AM- 4 PM

Cost: $95.00

“Split Spoke Vertical” CEDAR 4” X 2” X3”

Native western red cedar bark, bear grass or reed canary grass and Pacific NW sweet grass using 2 strand twinning. Let your creative juices flow and thank the cedar for his gracious gift as you twine and weave your own design and personality into your basket.

Class date: 16 June 2012 from 9AM-6 PM

Cost: $75.00

What you can learn: Old traditional technique for starting the base, 2 strand twinning using natural materials, and a traditional braided rim.

TOTE BASKET (51/2” x 53/4” long x3”wide)

(Double length and width of materials for a full scale tote).

This cedar basket makes a lovely purse or tote using western red cedar, raffia, and bear grass. This is a two day class. Learn a 2/2 twill base, basic twinning, how to wrap a rim, and make a round 6 strand braided handle.

Optional: closure with antler button.

Materials: western red cedar bark, raffia, deer or elk button

Date: 14 and 15 July from 0900-5 PM

Cost: $120.00

Garden Hats

Make yourself a random weave garden hat to wear to garden events using your choice of colors of materials available and decorate with a rose. A fun project.

Date: 27 July 2012

Time: 0900 AM- 5PM

Cost: $ 60.00

CEDAR WRAP AROUND PLAITING UTILITY OR BERRY BASKET

41/2” wide X 51/2” long X 51/2” tall and 28” diameter

History:
Wrap around plaiting is a basket construction technique that was found on baskets from the NW coast that dated from 2500 to 3000 years ago. This technique was used most in large carrying baskets. This continuous weave cedar basket is very functional and would make a great berry gathering basket.

This is a two day class. Expect to learn a continuous weave pattern using a wooden mold (not included in class fee) and a folded and braided rim. The rope tumpline is a separate class taught in the afternoon of the second day. This is both a beautiful and functional basket.

Materials: western red cedar bark, cedar root

Date: 18-19 August 2012 from 9 AM-5 PM

Cost: $165.00

Cedar Drum Basket

Weave this cedar basket using the cross warp X’s, basic twining, 3 strand twinning, a bear grass overlay and a braided rim. Emphasis is on technique.

Size: 4 ½”tall X 3” wide X 3 and 1/2” diameters and 12” circumference at the top.

Materials: western red cedar bark, raffia, bear grass or reed canary grass

Date: 15 & 16 September 2012 from 1000-4 PM

Cost: $95.00

TRIPLE WALL CEDAR

4" X 2.5"
Learn to make this basket with inner, outer, and middle warps. Vertical design with dyed cedar or bear grass. Focus is on technique. Traditional folded rim.

Materials: western red cedar bark, raffia, bear grass optional

Date: 20 October 2012 from 9AM-6 PM

Cost: $80.00

RED AND BLACK CEDAR BASKET

6 1/2"X 31/2"X 2 3/4"

This cedar basket is designed using red and back dyed cedar. The technique is borrowed from an old basket reminant. Twinning experience recommended.
Cost: $145.00
Materials: western red cedar bark natural and dyed

Date: 17 & 18 November 2012 from 9AM-5PM

CEDAR ROSES

Class date: 15 December 2012

Class time: 1000 AM until 1PM

Cost: $35.00 No registration fee.

Please print registration form and mail to Wilderness Basketry, c/o George Hart at 16158 NW Church Road, Seabeck, WA. 98380. Please submit one half of class fee to hold your place in class with your registration. Registration must be received one week prior to class. No refunds for no shows on day of class or class cancellations within 6 days prior to the class . Class cost balance is due on the day of class.

Email sidetrack1@live.com for further information, directions, overnight accomadation info, etc.

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WILDERNESS BASKETRY			CLASS SCHEDULE 2012 REGISTRATION FORM

	NAME	DATE	TIME	COST	Registration
	Cedar Roses	15-Jan-12	10AM-1PM	35.00
	Cedar Letter Basket	16 &17 feb -12	10AM-4PM	110.00
	Cedar Moon Basket	3&4 Mar-12	10AM-4PM	100.00
	Memory Pouch/Spirit Basket	7-Apr-12	9AM-6PM	40.00
	Wild Thing	12&13 May-12	10AM-4PM	95.00
	Split Spoke Cedar	16-Jun-12	9AM-6PM	75.00
	Tote Basket	14-15 July-12	9AM-5PM	120,00
	Garden Hat	27-Jul-12	9AM-5PM	60.00
	Berry/Utility Basket with rope	18&19 Aug-12	9AM-5PM	165.00
	Cedar Drum Basket	15-16 Sept-12	10AM-4PM	95.00
	Triple Wall Cedar Basket	20-Oct-12	9AM-6PM	80.00
	Red & Black Cedar Basket	17-18 Nov-12	9AM-5PM	145.00
	Cedar Roses	15-Dec-12	10AM-1PM	35.00
Total

About Us

2010-09-07T11:13:00.000-07:00

About me:

I grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky, near Berea, and had no neighbor children to play with so I usually entertained myself by observing nature and playing with natural materials. When I was about six I made my first basket from cockle burrs and later grasshopper homes and bridges from stems. I learned native plants and trees and then I discovered basketry, my second passion in life, the first being plants. My maternal grandmother was Cherokee and she taught me many uses of plants. I remember as a child walking on the river cliffs to gather plants to prepare for dinner. (That's another story.) This awe of plants and weaving has led me to where I am today. I have studied with many Native American master basket weavers from the Pacific Northwest plus local basket artists as well as a noted Applachian white oak basket maker. I have been a member of the Seattle Vi Phillips Basketry Guild for many years and have taught in Washington and Oregon. My work has been displaid in the Kitsap County Indian Museum, local libraries, local and state fairs, and in Washington galleries. Recently, I was featured in a basketry article in the Kitsap County Westsound Home and Garden Magazine.
My love of plants and weaving remains strong and I would like to share this knowledge so others may experience the spiritual and physical rewards that weaving with natural materials brings.

My husband, George, grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. He is a wildlife biologist by trade and has devoted many years to the gathering, harvesting, and preparation of natural materials. He has also studied with Native American and local artists. He uses cedar bark, cedar and spruce roots, and local grasses and sedges in his baskets. His prefered technique is coiling.