Tule Basket or Pouch Workshop with Charlie Kennard

Join us for a hands-on basketry workshop inspired by the traditional kishie of the Shetland Isles. —typically made of straw bundles—using tule and coconut fiber twine, you'll create your own generous, flat pouch-style basket. Perfect for carrying everyday essentials. You can easily add a shoulder strap later if you'd like.

This relaxed, beginner-friendly class offers plenty of guidance, time to practice, and the satisfaction of transforming simple natural materials into something both beautiful and useful. Along the way, you'll learn traditional basketry techniques, enjoy the rhythm of weaving, and leave with a handcrafted basket that's uniquely your own.

Participants please bring a pair of scissors 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.