Description
Facilitator Bio
John Wager
Indigenous Craftsman from Curve Lake First Nation, I specialize in woodcarving and baskets.
Black Ash Basket Making
$275.00
Black ash baskets have been a part of indigenous culture for a long time. The ash tree is unique to other trees because its growth rings separate from being hit, allowing you to pull up years of the trees life as beautiful strips that can be further processed to make strong baskets for many different tasks in daily life. In this workshop participants will be given a kit of prepared black ash splints, rims, and handles to create their own square to round gathering basket. Throughout the day I will talk about how to harvest and prepare the material along with examples so you leave loving the Ash tree as much as I do!
Participants all start with a bundle of black ash splints I have prepared. We start the base of the basket laying down our uprights and then we weave it all together with weavers before we finish the basket with a rim and handle.
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