Minnesota’s Master seatweaver, antler basketmaker and instructor, Cathryn Peters is happy to share her knowledge with others to perpetuate the nearly lost art of chair caning, wicker repair, bee skeps (bee hives) and to promote antler basket weaving.
If your basket guild, folk school, woodworking school, arts and crafts school or organization is looking for some rarely offered and creatively stimulating antler basketry and seatweaving classes Contact Cathryn to secure your date on the schedule soon!
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NEW HOTEL LOCATION! *****May 14-16, 2009***** NEW HOTEL LOCATION!
11th ANNUAL SILVER DOLLAR CITY BASKET SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP
“The Chateau on The Lake Hotel” in Branson, Missouri
MY CLASSES CANCELED, SORRY!
Charter instructor Cathryn Peters will again be vending at the Teacher’s Market
and teaching these three 8-hour Intermediate-Advanced Antler Rib Baskets on Thursday, Friday and Saturday:
“Undulating Antler Tapestry” “Destination” “Rows of Color”
Get your online catalog today!
Basket Seminar Coordinator Karen Smith ksmith@silverdollarcity.com
Phone: 417-338-3864 or 417-338-8232
11th Annual Silver Dollar City Basket Seminar & Workshop
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North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN
Learn the traditional coiling technique using straw, cattail leaves or sweetgrass to weave your own bee skep (bee hive) for home or garden decoration.
***** June 11, 2009 *****
“Wonderful World of Wicker”
Presentation by The Wicker Woman-Cathryn Peters
7 p.m. at the Sons of Norway, Memorial Bldg.
Hibbing, Minnesota
Wooden Boat Show & Summer Solstice Festival
North House Folk School
On The Harbor, Grand Marais, MN*****JULY 17-20, 2009 *****
The Wicker Woman Studio, Angora, MN
Region 2 Arts Council (R2AC) recently awarded Katie Vang Haws a $1,000 Individual Artist Grant to study antler baskets under tutelage of master antler basketmaker Cathryn Peters.
which is funded through an appropriation from the McKnight Foundation.
***** JULY 31 - AUGUST 2, 2009 *****
2nd ANNUAL GATHERING of THE SEATWEAVERS’ GUILD
“Adventures in Advanced Cane Patterns”
Where it all began in 2007 Robbins Crossing on the grounds of Hocking College, Nelsonville, Ohio
Whether you are a member of the guild, prospective member, sponsor or just plain enthusiast of the craft of chair seat weaving, there will be something for you here!
Membership in the Guild is a requirement to attend the workshop.
Visit our official website for complete details!
http://www.SeatWeaversGuild.org
You can also visit the Seatweaving, Chair Caning & Wicker Repair Forum
for updates.
http://disc.yourwebapps.com/Indices/220033.html
***** August 21-23 *****
Traditional Chair Caning for the Vintage ChairNorth House Folk School, Grand Marais, Minnesota
***** November 7 & 8, 2009 *****http://www.northhousefolkschool.com/classes/Basketry.htm
Classes, Lectures, Demonstrations
- Private Instruction: $35-100 hour, negotiable
- Lectures, demonstrations, presentations: $100 an hour, plus all expenses paid
- For guilds, workshops, and conventions $35-100 per hour instruction, plus individual student material fee, with most expenses negotiable.
