Celebrate American Heritage with Pine Needle Basketry In this 3 hour class, you’ll learn to make a beautiful and unique 3” to 5” basket with longleaf pine needles and waxed sinew. No prior experience is necessary, only patience and pine needles are the main ingredients for this natural and versatile basket. What better way to keep tuned to Mother Nature than to gather fragrant pine needles from her forest floor and sew them into baskets of natural beauty. All supplies for this class will be furnished by the instructor. Date: Friday January 23rd Time: 1:00 – 4:00pm (2nd floor Biloxi Center for Ceramics) Instructor: Tracey Pace Level: Ages 18+ no experience necessary Instructor “Basket Case” Stacey Pace is a retired educator from the Lamar County School District. She and her husband moved to Ocean Springs over 4 years ago. She has been making pine needles baskets for over 12 years and was even chosen “Best in Show” at the Fairhope Arts Festival in 2012. Refunds less credit card fee are available up to 7 days before the class begins. After that period, the fee is non-refundable. However, you may transfer your ticket to a friend.
Preserving the legacy of the Mad Potter of Biloxi through contemporary craft, ceramics, and community programming.
