Details

Plaited baskets are simple but beautiful and still strong holders for many precious and humble items. In this class students will make one black ash plaited basket. Students will prepare their basket pieces by cutting and knife scraping ash splint material and will learn the plaited weave. Students will learn how to finish the basket by tucking in the base/weaver pieces. A log pounding and splint splitting demonstration will be done where students can participate in the intricate process of attaining ash splint material. Students will also learn about Haudenosaunee traditions and histories of black ash basket weaving. A display table of baskets and basket books will be available for students to interact with.

Instructions - Feel free to bring water and a notebook for any notes you'd like to take.

Would you rather take a half-day class where all the materials have been prepped for you? Check out Liandra's black ash plaited basket class with kits in December:
https://bookwhen.com/driftlessfolkschool/e/ev-suk9-20231202130000

Dates: Saturday, November 4
Times: 9:00am - 4:30pm
Ages: 12+
Location: TBD
Materials Fees: $45
Lunch will be provided.

Sliding Scale Course Fee Guidelines (not including Materials Fees)

Supporter Level Ticket: $115

Sustainer Level Ticket: $90

Supported Level Ticket: $65

Instructor Bio — Liandra Skenandore

Liandra Skenandore is an enrolled citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and also belongs to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Muscogee Creek Nation, and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. She apprenticed as a black ash basket weaver under renowned black ash basket maker April Stone (Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe) through the 2020 Mentor Artist Fellowship Program with the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. Liandra continues to practice black ash basket weaving and now enjoys sharing and teaching the craft with various communities. She lives in Oneida, Wisconsin.