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2020 Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network Workshops

February 14, 2020 By Melinda

Sadly all the workshops planned for 2020 were cancelled to reduce the spread of Covid-19 amongst our community. I’m leaving this blog up though, in case you want to get in contact with one of these amazing teachers in the future. Also, BARN now does have a number of classes they offer virtually, so it might be worth taking a look at their website.

Hello Fellow Learners! If you’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to learn to:  Weave with Cedar Bark; Skein and Weave with Willow; Create Fancy Baskets and Borders with Rattan; Weave with Willow Bark; Weave with Fish Skin and Cedar Bark; Work with Birch Bark; Create a Random Weave and Paper Vessel; Prepare and Weave Bamboo; Weave all your bits and pieces into an Art Necklace; Or, Weave with Canary Grass and Red and Yellow Cedar….then check out the great offerings below. All the details about each class is available on the BARN website. I’m sorry but I couldn’t figure out how to make the links work, so you might need to cut and paste them into your browser. Happy Weaving!

2020 BARN Basketry Workshops

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Forty years ago, while sitting on the beach playing with my young children, I made my first basket out of a pile of willow trimmings someone had tossed there. It looked wildly made like a crazy bird’s nest. While being together with my two sons on a beautiful Pacific Northwest shoreline, this simple experience of crafting with the natural materials at hand kindled a passion for creating forms using plant fibers. I thank my family, my community, and all my teachers for cultivating this gift in me.
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