Coiled Rush Basket with Charlie Kennard

Join us for a hands-on basketry session where we’ll begin a small, bowl-shaped basket using rush (Juncus) or grass as the foundation. As a binder, we’ll work with peeled and split willow grown and prepared by Charlie. Participants will also learn how to split willow shoots to create their own weavers. This is a relaxed, beginner-friendly workshop with plenty of guidance, time to practice, and space to enjoy working with natural materials together.

Participants please bring a water bowl (a 9” round cake pan is ideal) , a pair of scissors, a pocket or craft knife, and lunch !

Instructor Bio: Charlie Kennard of San Anselmo is a long-time basket weaver and student of California Indian and other Traditional Basketry techniques. He has taught for the Point Reyes Field Institute, East Bay Regional Parks Botanic Garden, the Laguna Environmental Center in Santa Rosa and in many schools and at teacher trainings. Tule boats made in his workshops can be seen at the Bay Model in Sausalito, Lake County Museum, and another is in the collection of the Oakland Museum. You can also visit a basketry plant garden Charlie has created at the Marin Art and Garden Center in Ross. Charlie is active in native habitat restoration in Marin, managing several projects for Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed.

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