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2002 Basketry Institute In conjunction with the Mill Gallery exhibit, Baskets 2002: New Perspectives on an Ancient Tradition, presented in partnership with Northeast Basketmakers Guild, the School at Guilford Handcraft Center is pleased to present basketry classes for both beginning and experienced basket makers. Basket Perspective Saturday and Sunday, March 16 and 17, 2002 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Traditional basket construction techniques, by definition, produce an end product whose surface is almost always a geometric pattern as a result of interlacing the elements in a prescribed order. This class will break with this constriction by exploring alternative construction techniques that are strong and resilient, but at the same time, loose and alive. The end product will fit within the definition of a basket, but also contain the possibilities of working as sculpture or wall relief. The possibilities are endless, and just as the idea of a basket is opened up, so too are the materials used. Nantucket Salad Bowl Saturday and Sunday, April 20 and 21, 2002 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Using an agatized wooden bowl, students will form a 13" salad bowl with a woven Nantucket style exterior and dealer rim. This generous sized utilitarian basket can easily grace any table for a variety of functions. This class is open to all levels, but advanced weavers will be offered options for individual creativity. Tuition includes all materials, but students are encouraged to bring their own tools. Chair Seat Caning Five Thursdays, beginning April 4, 2002 7:00 – 9:00 PM This is a great opportunity to learn the age-old craft of hand weaving a chair seat. Weaving will start during the first session and students will work on their projects between classes. Students should supply their own chairs. A discussion of antiques and refinishing will be included. No experience is necessary. Class is limited to 10. Materials included in tuition. Trellis Making Saturday, May 18, 2002 12:00 noon – 2:30 PM Leap into summer gardening this year with a natural trellis of your own creation! Learn every phase of trellis making from choosing and harvesting raw materials through design, construction and installation. Craft your trellis with hardwood saplings, twigs and vines provided by the artist. Explore the necessary skills to produce other sculptural delights for the garden! You will leave this workshop with a trellis that would cost at least $65 at the local garden center – and enough information to make many more! Materials fee, payable with tuition. Materials list. Choice Black Ash Rib Construction Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24, 2002 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Using honeysuckle as the frame; reed as the spokes; and natural and colored Black Ash as the weavers, students will weave a 5 – 8" rib construction basket. Students may choose from egg, potato, hen, wall, sculptural or Mary’s 3 stick styles. Students will be instructed in the basics of rib construction, along with tips and advanced approaches to this form of basketry. If students do not finish the basket during class time, they will be provided with materials and instructions to finish at home. Class limited to 12. Materials fee, payable with tuition. Woven Copper and Beaded Jewelry Friday, March 22, 2002 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Using copper sheets woven with birch bark, students will weave flat surfaces that will be transformed into necklaces, pins and earrings. They will also be introduced to peyote stitch beading. All of the pieces will be backed with copper sheeting. This is a very unique and individual way of working with beads. Materials fee payable with tuition. Country Berry Basket Saturday, April 6, 2002 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM This beginner level class will introduce students to the basics of basketry while they complete an 8 x 8", handled berry basket. The basics of over-one, under-one weaving will be taught, with emphasis on the proper way to begin and end rows. Reed will be available in various widths and colors to allow each student to create a basket uniquely his or her own. Handles will be provided and students will be taught important finishing techniques, including rim "scarfing" and lashing. Class limited to 12. Materials fee, payable with tuition. Beginning Basketry Saturday, April 27, 2002 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Students will learn the basics of flat reed basketry by making an attractive and functional, 8 x 12" market basket with handle. You will use dyed reed to accent the weaving and, if you wish, to decorate the handle as well. This is a beginner’s class and special attention will be given to laying out the base, shaping the basket, and forming the oval rim, so that students gain the experience and confidence to complete baskets on their own. Class limited to 12. Materials fee, payable with tuition. For Pricing And Additional Registration Information, Guilford Handcrafts Center (renamed Guilford
Art Center) Phone: 203-453-5947 Visit GHC during office hours:
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