About this Event
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Great for beginners and fiber-fanatics alike!
In this workshop, I'll be sharing a private handwork practice that I use as a mediation to sooth ruminating thoughts, doubts and feelings of inadequacy and depression; sewing coiled baskets out of upcycled fabrics and twines, string and rafia. In much of my practice as an artist, I am exploring craft and handwork as a form of innerwork, and conceptual exploration, rather than just a means to make a product.
I also teach this class in an online version.
The Process is what we'll be focusing on -- the spiraling around and around of the basket will be like a walking meditation through a labyrinth of our inner world, and tell the story of our lives through color, expressive stitching and experimentation.
Across cultures on every continent, the coiled basket has been both a humble tool for everyday survival and a rich culture-keeper of story and dreamwork, from Australian Aboriginal People, to Masai, to neolithic Celtic peoples, to Hopi and Navajo, to North Atlantic islanders, to Coast Salish makers born of the land we all now inhabit.
I began this meditative process by studying baskets called ciosans, made in the Scottish Highlands out of marran grass.
We’ll be using recycled fabrics diverted from the waste stream, considering our impact on the planet through our fast consumer choices, we'll be slowing way down to hand make a labor intensive basket.
Participants will be given a tapestry needle and can take home some string and recycled fibers to continue working with after class, and can continue this soothing practice infinitely using their own discarded clothes and whatever they find around them.
PLEASE READ FAQ BELOW BEFORE BOOKING.
The Garden Workshops are held in a small urban forest with towering heritage Douglas Fir trees, that create a cool and pleasant shade garden, even in the height of summer. These take place from June-Sept.
Workshops are held rain or shine, because there is a covered workshop and a festival tent.
Now, from Oct - May, workshops will again be held inside my light-filled custom built studio, with woodstove.
- Anyone who is sick, or exhibiting any symptoms of Covid-19, must not attend. Please contact me ASAP to get a class credit, and so I can make your spot available to someone on the wait-list ( most appreciated!).
FAQs : Please Read!
CLASS MINIMUM: Five people must be registered for the class to run. Please do share with friends! I tend to cancel classes 7 days ahead if the minimums have not been met, so don't wait until the last minute to register.
AGE/ABILITY: Great for beginners. You can do this! For adult learners, and children 13 and up who have an interest in fiber arts and maturity/ability to focus for 4 hours, are welcome to attend with a registered adult. 16 and up can attend alone.
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Contact me HERE
REFUND POLICY: Please review before booking.
Due to class minimums, I do not offer refunds, unless you have Covid-related health issues. If you are sick with Covid-related symptoms, please do not attend, and notify my ASAP so I can offer your spot to someone on the waitlist. I can offer to transfer you to any of my available classes, on-line and in-person.
WHEN YOU BOOK:
You will receive an important Informational Email.
It will come from "[email protected]" the day you order, with your Order Confirmation.
PLEASE SCROLL all the way to the end, to find the Informational Email, to know what you need to bring, and how to find the studio.
WHEN TO ARRIVE:
Please plan to arrive no later than 11:45am ; in order to find parking, get settled, go to the bathroom, wash hands, and be led to the Garden Studio.
Due to the nature of the studio set up, I must lock the doors at 11:55 am, since we will be heading away to the Garden Studio, and it is unsafe to leave it unattended.
Sadly, we cannot accommodate people who arrive late.
Demos start promptly at the start of class time.Due to the structure of class, demos cannot be re-done for late-comers without cutting things out of class for everyone.
ACCESSIBILITY: The Garden Studio Space is only accessed down a flight of stairs.
COVID-19 NOTICE -- SUMMER 2023
Classes will currently be held in an Outdoor Studio Garden with plenty of fresh air.
Classes are capped at 9 students max to provide adequate distancing.
Proper hand hygiene and sanitation is readily available.
All students will have their own set of tools to use
Anyone who is sick, or exhibiting any symptoms of Covid-19, must not attend. Please contact me ASAP to get a class credit, and so I can make your spot available to someone on the wait-list ( most appreciated!).
Stay Safe and Healthy! xoxo!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Silver Studio, 5264 39th Avenue South, Seattle, United States
USD 70.00
