Native American Pine Needle Basketry

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

**SUMMER FINE ARTS ~ Native American Pine Needle Basketry using Local 
Materials in Santa Barabara**
LEARN THE BEAUTIFUL AND PRAGMATIC ARTS OF OUR GREAT-GRANDMOTHERS
Participate in a Pine Needle Basketry Workshop with Chumash weaver Julie 
Cordero
An apprentice Chumash basketweaver, Julie has mastered the art of coil-weave 
pine needle basketweaving and wants to pass this very portable, fun, and 
satisfying nature-skill to you!
Julie is putting herself through graduate school at UCSB, and during the 
summer only, she will be offering classes and private lessons on coil-weave 
basketry to the public. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn 
basic techniques using local materials from one of the finer basketweaving 
traditions in the U.S.
This four-session class will give you solid skills in coil-weave basketry, 
from very fine, tight basket starts to feather and shell trims and color 
patterns. Materials are provided.
Times: 4 Saturdays mornings, June 17 through July 8, 10:00 am to noon (limit 
10 participants for June-July saturday classes) 
~~Private lessons also available~~ 
Cost: $200 (or sliding scale for low income/students) 
Place: Julie's house on Arrellaga Street, Downtown Santa Barbara. Possible 
materials gathering field trips to the Los Padres National Forest.
Call 899-3689 or e-mail quercus68 at hotmail.com for reservations and 
directions. 
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