Joe Scott, speaker at CBBG’s May General Meeting

CBBG May General Meeting with Joe Scott: Burning for Baskets - traditional materials and Indigenous fire science

Date & Time: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 6:30pm PDT. (6:30 pm: Set up, social time, treasure table and materials sales, library. 7:15 pm: Business meeting, show and tell, and program)

Location: Multnomah Arts Center, in the Auditorium (7688 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR)

Guild members only, please. (If you are not a Guild member but would like to become one, click here!) We do not require reservations for this event.

Description: Coming from a Siletz weaving family, Joe works in support of traditional weavers as a cultural fire practitioner, ecologist, and knowledge keeper.

Many traditional weaving materials rely on a deep understanding of the relationship among materials, community, and fire. Hazel and Sourberry are two notable sources of materials tended by Indigenous people since time immemorial.

“Family burns” rely on fire as a foundational element in connecting weavers, ecology, and community. Stories of these relationships illustrate the ways weavers and practitioners can work together through cultural fire ecology.

Please note: Although CBBG has eased its Covid requirements, we remind members that the majority of CBBG’s population is among the most vulnerable. If you have been exposed to Covid or feel ill, you must test for Covid and may attend a class or event – fully masked – only if you test negative. We want everyone to feel relaxed and be safe. We encourage members to mask up if they feel more comfortable doing so. And we strongly encourage everyone to keep their vaccinations and boosters up-to-date.

Stream this meeting:  We are hoping to make this meeting available via Zoom in real time. We will email a link to all members a day or two before. If you are not able to attend in person, watch your email for information. And please bear with us as we attempt the set-up. Because we do this infrequently, we are not as adept as we would like!

“Family burns” rely on fire as a foundational element in connecting weavers, ecology, and community.