Description
Course Date: Of your Choice
Location: Of your Choice
This is a talk on a day and at a location of your choice. This could be a weekday or concern a weekend, but could also be one evening. I will be talking about basketry and its history, cultivation, preparation, a typical day/year in the workshop or at fairs and markets, materials and their benefits to nature as well as use, therapeutic effects of basket weaving, promotion of the craft and basketry schools.
As well as talking, I will be playing a slide show, and will be weaving/demonstrating the craft. For the best experience, your audience will be sitting around me and will be able to watch closely what I’m doing, which I will also explain. I will start and finish a small project. After the talk, there will be an opportunity to ask questions and buy baskets that I will be bringing along.
Your Speaker
Marianne is a full-time basketmaker and willow grower with a workshop on the border between East Sussex and Kent. She has been teaching basketry techniques on a professional level since 2018 and will teach you the ancient, professional basketry techniques at your own pace, while focusing on the mindful and therapeutic elements of weaving with natural materials.
What can I Expect?
- You will get a sense of what it’s like to be a basketmaker in the 21st Century;
- I will talk about the history of basketry, basket weaving in your area, a day/year in the life of a basketmaker, wholistic properties of weaving with natural materials, use of tools, cultivation and preparation of willow, schools for basket weaving, and promotion of the craft;
- You will know all the benefits of growing willow in your garden;
- You will provide the use of projector and screen, as well as USB-c adaptor;
- I will provide the use of a laptop with photos; and
- The talk will be an hour long, of which 15 minutes of Q&A, on a day and at a location of your choice.
Basket weaving is very therapeutic, as you are using head, heart and hands, bringing body and mind back in sync. Working in a group allows you to share experiences, bounce off ideas, so it’s also a great way to build new friendships. Truly refreshing for both mind and spirit.
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