Basket Weaving Workshop with Stephanie Craig
When: Sunday, October 13th, 10 am – 4 pm
Where: Confluence Office 1109 East 5th St., Vancouver, WA 98661
What: Learn how to make an opened-twined tule basket. Conical shaped, approximately 8” opening, 6” base x 10” tall. Up to 12 interested participants of any level of experience.
Who: Stephanie Craig (Santiam and Yoncalla Kalapuya, Takelma Rogue River, Cow Creek Umpqua, Clackamas Chinook, and Iroquois)
Stephanie has a Bachelor of Arts degree in cultural anthropology with an emphasis on Northwest Native American cultures and Chinuk Wawa. She holds an Interdisciplinary Masters of Arts degree in cultural anthropology, cultural museum studies and folklore studies. She has interned at the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of American Indian Archives Department, the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Tamástslikt Cultural Institute for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, as well as with traditional basket weavers.
Cost: $65 (includes cost for harvested materials and pay for instructor)
Bring a lunch!