Weaving with Willow ~ Artisan Rib Basket Making Class
>>>CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS<<< ON WILLOW BASKETRY CLASS Locally grown & havested, hand woven Willow basketry by Mark Hendry for Organic Artist Tree in Blue Ridge Georgia
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APPALACHIAN ANTLER BASKETRY CLASS
Appalachian Antler Basketry with instructor Mark Hendry Saturday April 18th & Sunday April 19th Students will learn to use a shed Antler as a basket handle and incorporated it into weaving an Artisan Rib Basket. Combining the beauty of a naturally shed Mule deer antler with artisan rib-style basket weaving, you will create a fanciful, functional Appalachian […]
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WILLOW HARVEST at WILLOWWILDE FARMS
We will be harvesting the majority of our willow crop this weekend at WillowWilde Farms in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Look for Willow classes to follow!
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THE ARTFUL BROOM -CLASS CANCELLED due to pandemic
MOUNTAIN HERITAGE HANDCRAFT STUDIO 2639 Maxwell Road, Blue Ridge, GA, United StatesThis 5 day immersion will whisk you beyond basic broomcraft, into the finer Art of broom making. Experienced broom making students will explore new & novel plaiting and stitching techniques, multiple headed brooms, techniques for adding and utilizing dyed broomcorn, and exploring brooms as sculptural pieces; for Art's sake! Functional & fanciful, great gifts for […]
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FOWL WHISK WEEKEND-CLASS CANCELLED due to pandemic
MOUNTAIN HERITAGE HANDCRAFT STUDIO 2639 Maxwell Road, Blue Ridge, GA, United StatesBroom makers, Join us for a weekend class held at our studio located in the mountains of beautiful Blue Ridge, Georgia. With a little whisk or broom making experience, you qualify to take this in-depth flight into creating fowl-inspired whisk styles, such as the Chicken-wing, Turkey-wing & Rooster Tail whisks! Some hand strength & prior […]
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THE NATURE OF BROOMS at SAIPUA
SAUPIA The Farm at World’s End, 123 De Kay Drive, Esperance, NY, United StatesCome to the breathtaking 'Farm At World's End' in Esperance New York and join us for a 5-day immersion that will whisk you beyond crafting a basic broom, to an in-depth understanding of the finer Art and craft of Broom Making. Students attending this Saupia residency will learn all about growing, preparing and sorting broomcorn, […]
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BROOMS FROM THE GROUND UP at Mountain Heritage Handcraft
MOUNTAIN HERITAGE HANDCRAFT STUDIO 2639 Maxwell Road, Blue Ridge, GA, United StatesGet swept up for 5 days of in-depth exploring the traditional craft of Broom Making from the ground up. Students start out by harvesting seeded broomcorn tassels from the field and learn all about planting, harvesting, preparing and sorting broomcorn. Then we'll whittle and finish rough sticks into fine broom handles. Finally we'll plait a […]
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ARTISAN WILLOW BASKETS for Scottish Heritage Week
John C. Campbell Folk School 1 Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC, United StatesCome to John C. Campbell Folk School set in the bucolic mountain town of Brasstown, North Carolina for Scottish Heritage Week, where Mark Hendry will be teaching the traditional skill of Artisan Willow Basketry. Explore the traditional skill of weaving willow basketry from the ground up! Using several varieties of basketry willow, we'll focus on […]
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WHISKED AWAY WEEKEND at BRMAA
Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association 420 West Main Street, Blue Ridge, GA, United StatesJoin us at the Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association in beautiful Blue Ridge, Georgia and spend a whirlwind weekend learning to craft various styles of handmade Appalachian inspired whisk brooms. You will learn 18th century broom making techniques sans machinery. Each day students will learn about the history and folklore of the broom and the […]
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WHISKED AWAY WEEKEND in Huntsville, Alabama
Join us at the beautifully bucolic Burritt On The Mountain, in Huntsville Alabama and get swept up for a wonderful 3-day weekend learning to craft various styles of stunning handmade whisk brooms. You will learn the historic handcraft of making brooms sans machinery, as in the 18th century. Each day students will explore fun, functional […]
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BROOM MAKING at John C. Campbell Folk School
John C. Campbell Folk School 1 Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC, United StatesMark Hendry will be teaching a week long class on THE ART OF BROOM MAKING at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina this Fall. Students will experience traditional Appalachian Broom Making from the ground up as they sort & prep broomcorn, learn to harvest and finish handles, and explore various broom […]
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SHAKER BROOMS & BASKETS at John C. Campbell Folk School
John C. Campbell Folk School 1 Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC, United StatesIt's the best of both worlds, brooms and baskets, when broom craftsman Mark Hendry teams up with bad-ass black ash basketeer Jo Ann Kelly Catsos for a wonderful week of Shaker inspired crafts, history and folklore at the renowned John C. Campbell Folk School in bucolic Brasstown, North Carolina. Weave with prepared black ash splint […]
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EXPLORING ANTLER BASKETRY at Arrowmont// CANCELLED DUE TO PANDEMIC
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, United StatesNature and artist collaborate, as students combine the beauty of natural shed deer antlers with artisan rib-style basket weaving. To start, students will create a fanciful & functional Appalachian Egg Basket using a shed mule deer antler as the base handle. Then, through class demonstrations and discussions exploring various drilling techniques on constructing more sculptural […]
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WHISKED AWAY WEEKEND in Asheville NC
Silver River Center for Chair Caning #5 River Arts Place, Suite 201, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin us at the Silver River Center for Chair Caning located in the boho-chic River Arts district of Asheville North Carolina and be prepared to get swept up in a new fiber weaving direction: historic Broom Making! You'll be whisked away for a wonderful 3-day weekend learning to craft various styles of stunning handmade whisk […]
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WOVEN WINTER ORNAMENTS at Mountain Heritage Handcraft
Spend a weekend weaving in a winter wonderland of woven ornaments! Learn basic weaving skills with user friendly patterns and materials to create fun & fanciful seasonal ornaments for whatever winter holiday decor you might imagine. From stars and snowflakes to angels and reindeer, students will weave an assortment of ornaments to take home, along […]
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EXPLORING ANTLER BASKETRY at John C. Campbell Folk School
Nature and artist collaborate, as students combine the beauty of natural shed deer antlers with artisan rib-style basket weaving. To start, students will create a fanciful & functional Appalachian Egg Basket using a shed mule deer antler as the base handle. Then, through class demonstrations and discussions exploring various drilling techniques on constructing more sculptural […]
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APPALACHIAN LEGACY BROOMS at Arrowmont
Mark is proud to join the staff of fine artists & craftsman teaching at Arrowmont's 2nd Annual Legacy Week. In continuation of its service to dedicated teachers and to the region, Arrowmont School is offering a week of Appalachian arts and crafts workshops dedicated exclusively to Appalachian regional K-12 teachers. Legacy Week offers teachers of […]