Basket Sampler newsletter
Kathy@thebasketsampler
THE BASKET SAMPLER
1449 South Milford RoadHighland, MI 48357
248-889-8600
www.thebasketsampler.com
Welcome to 2012! We hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and are ready to start the New Year.
The end of 2011 was a very busy one for us. We did several art shows, many classes both in the shop and out in the community. One type of class that has been fun to do are Ladies Night Out classes. A group of ladies (anywhere from 4-8) get together and weave a basket. They bring in food and drink and making an evening out of it. Several of these groups of ladies have known each other since high school and earlier. What a great way to keep in touch with friends.
GOURD CLASSES with guest instructor Catherine Devine
Catherine Devine is an award winning gourd artist from London, Ontario. Catherine is the author of Coiled Designs for Gourd Art . We have invited her to the shop to conduct two days of workshops which can be attended either for one day or two. The concentration will be on coiling, and coiling with pine needles for these classes.
Pictures of Catherines' gourds can be seen at www.picturetrail.com/willows3_us
Coiling With Gourds will be Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 9am-5pm
Coiling With Pine Needles on Gourds will be Sunday, March 4, 2012 from 9am-5pm
Each
class will cost $95 and include all materials. Class size
will be
limited. Please register at www.thebasketsampler.com
no later than February 18, 2012.
It is time for 4H
basket classes to start as well. There is a link on the
website that has a lot of information for 4-H basket
students. Please take a look at the baskets and what is
available for each year. We have set up a progression of
baskets that will build on skills learned the previous year.
If you or someone you know is a 4-H member, or a girl scout or
boy scout, please let them know that we offer many classes for
basketry and bobbin lace. If the group size is big enough, we
are glad to travel to your site due to size limitations at the
shop.
Due to vacations, the shop will have limited hours from
January 25 through February 5. Please call ahead if you are
coming to the shop. Regular Tuesday classes will be held on
January 31 with Helen.
-- Kathy McMinn The Basket Sampler 1449 S. Milford Road Suite C Highland, MI 48357 248-889-8600 www.thebasketsampler.com