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| Coiling & Weaving Workshops |
| Basketry Class in the Wolf Lodge |
| BASIC WORKSHOP SCHEDULE for 2008
Thursday, JUNE 12th to Monday, JUNE 23rd Thursday 12th - ARRIVE Friday 13th - Pine Needle Class Saturday 14th - Pine Needle Class Sunday 15th - Pine Needle Class Monday 16th – Collect Spruce Roots, Cook & Split Tuesday 17th – Prepare Spruce Roots Wednesday 18th - Spruce Root Class Thursday 19th - Spruce Root Class Friday 20th - Spruce Root Class Saturday 21st - Collect Cedar Bark Sunday 22nd - Prepare Cedar Bark Monday 23rd - DEPART |
| WORKSHOP FEES
Fees for the workshop will be $1,794.45. The BASIC FEES include: the PROCESSING FEE, round trip FLOAT PLANE service from Ketchikan to the Floatel, LODGING (shared occupancy), FOOD for all meals, WORKSHOP CLASS FEES and COLLECTING TRIPS. The Basic Fees DO NOT INCLUDE; Additional basketry materials and items from the Baskets & Bullets store. Spaces will be filled in the order the fees are received. Participants in the full 11 day workshop and returning students will take priority. A 40% deposit of $717.80 will be required to hold a space. Final payment for the workshop will be required 60 days in advance, April 11th, 2008. There is currently a waiting list so contact us soon if you would like to be considered for the 2008 workshop. |
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| 2008 BASKETRY WORKSHOP
18TH ANNUAL COILING & WEAVING WORKSHOP In Southeast Alaska June 12th through 23rd The 18TH ANNUAL Coiling & Weaving workshop at McFarland's FLOATEL in southeast ALASKA will feature Pine Needle Raffia Basketry and Spruce Root Basketry in an 11 day session. The focus for this year will be on Coiling Pine Needles and Twining Spruce Roots. You will also have an opportunity to collect and prepare Cedar Bark for future use. The workshop is designed to give participants time to collect, prepare materials and complete several projects under the guidance of expert instructors. Living and working on site at McFarland’s FLOATEL gives participants the opportunity to experience water oriented Life style and enjoy the quiet and beauty of Thorne Bay, Alaska. The workshop will begin on June 12th and end the 23rd. The Workshop is designed to give you time to relax and enjoy learning something new or polishing up on old skills. |
| Last Update Oct 2007 |
| INSTRUCTORS
Instructors again in 2008 will be Jeannie McFarland and Opal Olsen. Jeannie, author of two popular instruction books on Pine Needle Raffia Basketry, will be guiding new and experienced coilers though several projects. Jeannie has 35 years of experience coiling and teaching pine needle basketry. She holds a Masters of Arts Degree, writing her thesis on Pine Needle Raffia Basketry. Opal Olsen is a well known Haida weaver. She was the 1st woman to receive the Northwest Coast Native Arts Certificate from the University of Alaska and is an apprentice to master weaver Delores Churchill. At this years workshop Opal will be focusing on Spruce Root Basketry including the collecting and preparing of the roots. Opal‘s knowledge of the natural materials and their preparation for use in creating baskets is unsurpassed. |
| WORKSHOP SESSIONS
The workshop is a special blend of formal classroom instruction, collecting trips and evening sessions. The Pine Needle Raffia Basketry sessions will give participants the opportunity to learn how to create the beautiful Tenerife patterns that are the basis for these baskets. You will then attach coils of long leaf pin needles to complete the basket. Variations to the basic basket will also be explored. Participants that want to work on more advanced projects will have Jeannie’s help completing them. A full 5 days will be dedicated to Spruce Root Basketry in 2008. Preparation of the natural materials is crucial in creating a basket. Participants will have the rare opportunity to collect and prepare the Spruce Roots before creating a basket from the roots with master weaver Opal Olsen. Following the two formal classroom sessions there will be an opportunity to collect Cedar Bark for a day and prepare it for future use. Interesting evening sessions have always been a highlight of the Coiling and Weaving Workshop and this year will be no exception. |
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| Jeannie McFarland Pine Needle Basketry Teacher and workshop organizer with student Judy Arledge |
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| Native Basketry Teacher Opal Olsen with her student and daughter
Rhonda Bowen |
| REGISTRATION
Please call 1-888-828-3335 (toll free) to find out if a space is available. A 40% deposit of the workshop fees, $717.80 will be required to hold a space in the workshop. We will send you a complete packet of information and confirmation by return mail. If you have any questions or need more information please call me at 1-888-828-3335 or e-mail floatel@starband.net |
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