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Courses

COURSES IN 2012

DIFFERENT BASKETRY TECHNIQUES IN SOUTHERN FRANCE
August 12 to 16, 2012.
The course takes place at the very beautiful estate "Les Peyrrières Blanches" in Lambesc, Provence.
The first day of the course will take place at The Willow Festival in Vallabregues including a picnique.
We invite to different types of baskets and techniques.
We work with white and brown willow.
It is hot, and therefore we work near a nice reservoir, where both body and mind can be cooled.
A visit to the local Basketry Museum in Cadenet and the market in Lourmarin is offered during the course.
Price: DKK 2,750 or 360 €.
Materials: Approximately DKK 400 or 55 €.
The price includes teaching and lunch.
Bed & Breakfast can be arranged nearby for approxemately €35 a day.
Dinner is offered at €20 per meal.
Teaching is from 9 to 17.30 including a siesta.
The course is recommended for beginners as well as advanced students.
Maximum 12 participants.
The course language is French, Danish and English.
The participants are responsible for transport. The nearest station is Avignon or Aix-en-Provence. Nearest airport is Marseille.
Contact Eva Seidenfaden

Different Basketry Techniques in France
[ 21 pictures ]


COURSES IN 2011

Teaching in Burkina Faso

COURSE IN SWITZERLAND
Shopping Baskets and Burkina Techniques
March 1 to 4, 2011.
Contact Flechtwerkstatt, Seestrasse 185, 8708 Männedorf. http://www.flecktwerkstatt.ch

COURSE IN ISRAEL
Sculptural Basketry
March 10 to 20, 2011.
Contact Raya Reich, Reich@012.net.il

COURSE AT PILERIET (DK)
Périgord Baskets
May 12 to 14, 2011.
Contact Ane Lyng, Pileriet at anelyng@pileriet.dk

COURSE IN FINLAND
Different Basketry Techniques
May 23 to 27, 2011.
Contact Kaija Viasanen at kaija.vaisanen@gmail.com

BARK COURSES WITH JOAN CARRIGAN (CANADA) AT VISSINGGAARD
June 23 to 25, 2011.
Contact Eva Seidenfaden.

Course Proposals

BURKINA & PÉRIGORD BASKETS
At the start of the course Burkina basktery is shown. It is a spiral technique from the countries around the Western Middeterranian.
Later the technique in the Périgord basket is demonstrated.
The participants are free to continue with the simple technique, or they can concentrate on the Périgord Technique.

Burkina & Perigord Basktry
[ 17 pictures ]


FREE BASKETRY IN DIFFERENT MATERIALS
At the start of the course several options and materials are shown, and the participants are invited to a round, where ideas and wishes are presented.
For beginners and experienced.

Free Bastetry in Different Materials

TATZCA - THE POLISH BREAD BASKETS - THE CELTIC KNOT
The students will be introduced to different patterns.

Tzatza - Polish Bread Baskets
[ 7 pictures ]


SHOPPING BASKETS
The students will be given a metal structure that fits into a trolley. Inspired by the project "Shopping Baskets - Get rid of plastic bags, go for shopping baskets", the students will create their personal basket.
There will be a wide range of materials available, e.g. willow, wires & plastic, bark & bicycle tyres, electrical cables etc.
The illustrations in the gallery show a variety of shopping baskets created by the members of the group round "Shopping Baskets".

Shopping Baskets
[ 22 pictures ]