Master Artist Workshop with Liandra Skenandore: Black Ash Plaited Basket Liandra Skenandore Pack Basket, 2024 Black ash, tanned vegetable leather, copper, and brass Collection of the Artist Installation Photography: Veronica Averkamp One Day, Saturday, June 6 Noon – 4:00 pm Instructor/Artist: Liandra Skenandore In this class, students will work with prepared kits of black ash splint material to create one plaited basket that will measure approximately 5 x 5 x 5 inches. Students will weave the basket in the checker work weave pattern for the base, and use the diagonal plaited weave pattern for the walls. Students will learn how to finish this basket by tucking in the uprights into the basket body. No prior basket weaving experience is required. Some hand strength and finger dexterity are necessary. Fees: $115 Members $135 Non-Members Includes $55 materials fee per student. All materials and tools provided by the instructor. RAM members with a Senior or Individual level membership are only eligible for discounts on their own class registrations—the member discount does not apply to family or friends unless you have a Family/Dual level membership or higher. Ineligible registrants will be required to pay the difference before the class begins. Online registration closes four days before class begins. After that, call RAM’s Wustum Museum at 262.636.9177 to confirm availability. Class cancellations can happen if enrollment minimums are not met four days prior to the first class. Wustum staff will contact you via phone and/or email if your class is canceled.
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