About this Event
Class Description: Students will learn how to split straws into sections and make straw stars or snowflakes. The possible designs are endless!
History: Wheat weaving is a folk art which celebrates a successful harvest. Straw designs were made at the end of harvesting with a belief in a spirit that caused the grain to grow. To provide a resting place for a growing spirit, a weaving was made from the last grain cut or a choice bundle of grain. This design was kept in a safe place until the following spring when a new crop was planted. At that time, the design was crushed and returned to the soil with the newly planted crop. When the crop grew the belief was reinforced.
Instructor Biography: Linda Beiler was introduced to the art of wheat weaving in 1994. In the spring of 2009, Stackpole Books published her book, Wheat Weaving & Straw Art as part of their Heritage Crafts Today Series. She is a member of the National Association of Wheat Weavers, an international organization dedicated to preserving all forms of straw art. Through this organization she has had the opportunity to work with straw artists from across the US, Great Britian, Australia, Belarus, Nepal, and Switzerland. She is a juried member of Lancaster Designer Craftsmen, Reading-Berks Guild of Craftsmen, and the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen. She is also on the Roster of Artist in Education with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. She has been an instructor at the John C. Campbell Fold School in Brasstown, NC. She demonstrates and teaches star art to students of all ages. She resides in Honey Brook, PA.
Prerequisites: None
Homework: None
Length of Class: 2 hours
Class Fee: $35
Material Fee: None
What do I need to bring? A willingness and interest in learning.
Maximum Class Size: 12
Target Ages: Ages 8 and up
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Harford Fairgrounds, 485 Fair Hill Rd 18834, New Milford, United States
USD 35.00