WickerWorks: Introduction to Basketmaking
with Gina Telcocci

August 24th & 25th
10:30am-2:30pm
Member: $150
Non-Member: $185
 Limit: 12 participants, Beginners course, no experience necessary.
 Materials fee (Paid upon arrival directly to instructor): $35

This 2 day workshop is a fun introduction to basket-weaving. Beginning with reed, students will learn basic steps of the “stake and strand” technique. We will make 2 baskets, 1 each day. You will learn 2 ways of beginning a basket, how to manipulate the shape as it develops, and how to end a basket. In addition to making baskets in class, we may do some playful exercises and collaborative projects to loosen up and spark your creative juices.

Materials students should provide:

• Hand or bath towel

• Notebook or sketchbook

• Spray bottle (I like Ace all purpose 16 oz.

• Large-ish (12” X 12” X 8” or so) bag or box to transport damp baskets

• (Optional) Optional: Snips, smooth-jawed pliers - flat or round-nose, small spring clamps

• Bag lunch, snack, drinks
  

Reed for baskets will be provided by instructor, included in materials fee. 

About Gina: Gina Telcocci’s sculpture & installations have been exhibited across the US, and in Mexico and South Korea. She has received numerous grants and awards, from, among others, the Pollock Krasner Foundation, Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, and the City of Oakland, California. Her public commissions include University of New Mexico/Los Alamos; Potrero Hill Library, San Francisco; and Walnut Creek Library, Walnut Creek, California. Telcocci taught Sculpture and 3-Dimensional Design at Santa Rosa Junior College in California, in addition to varied workshops for all ages over the years. Ms. Telcocci’s work combines an affinity for the textures and physicality of raw organic (willow, seedpods, mud) or otherwise humble materials (wire, found wood, junk) with a keen instinct for refinement. After decades of splitting her time between a home in Oakland, CA, and her beloved studio on the Pecos River, Telcocci permanently relocated to Santa Fe in 2022.

Class cancellation policy: Students will receive a full refund if cancelling up to 10 days before the beginning of the class. No refund within 10 days from the class’s first run date.