Basket Workshop: Polish Tatza
Maker Series | This program has been canceled
Saturday, 5/4, 1:00 - 5:00 pm
In this workshop students will weave a small reed basket in a traditional Polish bread basket pattern. Usually made from willow, we will be using hand-dyed rattan (reed) in a small diameter for a lovely basket suitable for display and use with fruit, rolls, cookies and the like. You will receive a printed pattern and enough dyed reed in your choice of colors for two baskets, one to be made at home.
- Materials Fee: $20 payable to the instructor at the workshop
- Please bring gardening shears or strong scissors and an old hand towel.
Kimberley Harding
she/her/hers
Kimberley Harding experiments with texture and color in three-dimensional weaving to create works inspired by nature and personal experiences. Additionally, she weaves traditional basketry forms using conventional reed and contemporary painted paper techniques. She strives to create objects that induce the urge to touch – something that seems forbidden.
Originally trained as an educator, Harding expressed her creativity within the constraints of teaching, family and volunteer endeavors. Her work has always involved fiber techniques such as loom weaving, sewing, knitting, crochet, resist dyeing and embroidery. First introduced to basketmaking in 2015, she remarked, “I feel as though I am recalling an alternate life when weaving – I am certain I did this before.”