Schedule for Winter/Spring 2022

All workshops are open to all levels of experience. Material costs are included in the workshop fee.

Pease note the location and method of registration for each individual workshop. Joan teaches at her studio on Salt Spring Island which is located on the north side of St. Mary Lake. Other workshops are held regularly in Victoria or at other locations as listed.

Each workshop offers exposure to its own set of techniques and materials within the fascinating world of basketry. We discuss the selection and preparation of materials, the historical and contemporary significance of basketry and ultimately I hope to share the fun and thrill that goes along with creating a three dimensional object by hand.

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January 2025

Random Woven Birds Nest Basket – Live Online Zoom Workshop

January 18 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
$120

This is a Live Online Zoom Workshop with Material Kit Provided Saturday January 18 – Random Woven Birds Nest Basket 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Fee: $120 + GST = $126.00 Shipping Cost: $22 flat rate within Canada Random weave is one of my favourite styles of baskets. The structure is beautiful, reminding one of bird’s nests. It is strong, durable and lends itself to sculptural forms in both small and large scale. We will discuss several ways of approaching…

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Coiled Baskets with Soft Materials – Live Online Zoom Workshop

January 19 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
$120

Sunday January 19, 2025  10:00am – 3:00pm Fee: $120 + GST = $126.00 Shipping Cost: $22 flat rate within Canada Coiling is an ancient basketry technique found in many part of the world. I love how portable this basketry technique is and it's friendly on the hands. We’ll be using tapestry yarn for our stitching material offering a colourful palette to explore different stitching patterns and shaping options – all of which provide endless design possibilities. This basket ticks a…

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Bark Basket Workshop – Live Online Zoom Workshop – FULL

January 25 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
$120

This workshop is full. If you'd like to express interest in taking this class at another time, fill out the Registration Form. I may run this Online Class again later in the spring. Saturday January 25  10:00am – 3:30pm Fee: $120 + GST = $126.00 Shipping Cost: $22 flat rate within Canada Tree barks provide one of nature’s most beautiful materials for basket making. This course will begin with a discussion covering how to harvest and prepare local tree barks.…

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February 2025

Small Scale Basketry Techniques – 2 Day Workshop

February 15 @ 9:30 am - February 16 @ 3:30 pm
Lions Hall, Salt Spring Island, 103 Bonnet Ave.
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This course offers an opportunity to explore 4 different Basketry Techniques using a variety of materials. The 4 projects we will make employ twining, coiling, knotless netting and knotting. The materials we will use include cedar bark, willow bark, day lily leaves, waxed linen thread and yarn. These techniques are well suited to either jewelry or basketry forms. Discussion with cover the broad range of materials these techniques can be adapted to, as well as the wide variety of designs…

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