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Class has been postponed until possibly 2020. Email received from Sybil on Friday, May 24 @ 2:24 pm. No registrants.~tammie 05-26-19

Birch Bark can be stitched together, cut into strips and woven, or folded, to make traditional and contemporary vessels.  

Each student will have enough birch bark to explore at least 2 of these options during class.  

Tricks and tips for working with Birch bark will be shown and discussed. You can either design your own basket/vessel shape, or use one of the instructor-designed sharpens. 

 Students will learn a variety of ways to stitch birch bark pieces together.  Deb will share the history of using birch bark in various cultures across the world.

Materials: $85 for birch bark material to make vessels.

Skill Level: Universal.  All levels of skills welcome.

Ages: Ages 14+ Welcome.

Bring a bag lunch. We have a refrigerator for people to store their lunches and drinks!

Instructor Bio: Baskets are part of a traditional art that is changing.  Deb Curtis designs and produces contemporary baskets using traditional basketry materials.  By linking basket materials with a variety of techniques she creates “new” baskets and is bringing them to you in her classes.  Deb has taught basketry nationally and internationally for more than 32 years.  She learned basket weaving in Virginia in the early 1980’s, and loves using natural materials from across the country in her baskets.  Currently, she lives in Oregon where she is experimenting with growing some of her own basketry materials. See her work at: www.wovenfiredesigns.com.