Basketry - Traditions of Black Ash: Square to Round Workshop

Basketry - Traditions of Black Ash: Square to Round Workshop

Course Code: ARTS2861

With a kit of prepared black ash splints (the growth rings of the black ash tree) you will weave a basket that includes rims and handles. You will start by forming the bottom of the basket before using weavers to bend the sides and work your way to the top of the basket, before drying and adding attachments. The black ash basket is a traditional indigenous craft of the area. The workshop will include a discussion on its history and how to harvest and prepare splints for yourself in the future.