Join us for a Basket Weaving Workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, for ages 12 and up. Cost is $20 for AAI members and $30 for nonmembers. Materials will be provided. Registration deadline is Oct. 20.
Students will learn the basics of a single style of basket weaving and complete a small traditional Shaker-style round bottom basket. Students may then apply these skills on their own to make personalized baskets and other items. Artist instructor Bear Shield is a classically trained weaver and museum preservationist. As a boy scout, Shield fell in love with fibers while learning basket weaving and knot tying. He brings to his own work a variety of traditional and nontraditional skills.
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