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Paper & Cane Beginning Basket Class – FULL Waitlist only
March 18 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
$60.00
Paper & Cane Beginning Basket Class -Diane Shingledecker Class is FULL sign up on waitlist.
Wednesday, March 18 10:00 am – 2:30 pm (includes a 1/2-hour lunch break)
Registration deadline: March 13
Class Fee: $60, Materials: Fee: $20
Number of students: 5 Minimum, 10 Maximum
Age of student: Teenage/Adult
Class Description:
Come try your hand at basket weaving! This pretty wood-based basket has a water-tight plastic lining & features painted paper in a wide variety of colors.
No weaving experience needed.
This class will cover gluing spokes into a slotted wood base, twining & weaving sides with waxed linen, cane & paper, and finishing the top with a glued reed rim.
All basket materials will be provided for a $20 supply fee.
Supply list: Materials provided include wooden base, plastic container, cane, waxed linen, painted paper, tapestry needle and quilt clips. Students should bring a spray water bottle, Gorilla Glue Gel and an old towel to class.
Artist statement or biography:
Diane has been weaving baskets for the past fifteen years.
Her baskets are currently on display in the VGA gallery.
She has also displayed
her work at the Patricia Reser Center for the Art’s Curio Show, the Multnomah Arts Center and the Washington County Summer Art Showcase at the Brookwood & Shute Park libraries. Diane is an active member of the Columbia
Basin Basketry Guild.
