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A Natural Combination

August 20, 2018 By Carolyn Foss

It’s hard to imagine a nicer combination than combining willow and driftwood to make a basket!  In Jo Campbell-Amsler’s class they did just that.  These one-of-a-kind baskets took some planning, determining the best use of the driftwood depending on it’s size and shape and how it should be featured in the finished piece.           With many options to explore, each student had the opportunity to create more than one basket during the four-day class (some went home with two or three baskets, plus prepared frames for more).       Washington Island is blessed with many of nature’s gifts…willow and driftwood among them.  We love the late-August wildflowers along the roadsides and in the fields, just one of those many gifts given.  May […]

Filed Under: Basketry/Furnishings Tagged With: Driftwood, Jo Campbell-Amsler, willow, Willow Basketry

Animal, Vegetable and Mineral…?

September 20, 2016 By Carolyn Foss

I guess you could classify the previous three classes that way with Navajo Weaving taught by Betty Glynn Carlson representing “animal” for the authentic wool yarns used, Natural Fiber Basketry with Jo Campbell-Amsler as “vegetable” for the willow, grapevine, Siberian Iris and Daylily leaves incorporated in all shapes of baskets and the Metalwork Jewelry Boot Camp with Kay Rashka as “mineral” for the sheets of copper, brass and silver as base materials. Some students brought back Navajo rugs started in (or finished from) a previous class and others started their first pieces.  The steps along the way to a finished rug involve patience, thoughtfulness and perseverance.       The many varieties of willow, barks, leaves and vines gathered here on the Island or brought by […]

Filed Under: Basketry/Furnishings, Beading/Stitchery/Wearables, Sievers School, Weaving Tagged With: Betty Glynn Carlson, Jo Campbell-Amsler, Kay Rash, Metal Jewelry, Natural Fiber Basketry, Navajo Weaving, willow

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