Date & time: Saturday, March 30, 2024: 9am – 4:30 pm PST
Cost: $65 total. A $15 class fee will be paid upon registration, and a materials fee of $50 made payable to CBBG will be paid on the day of the class. (Students who have earned WILLOW BUCKS volunteering at the Our Table Farm willow plot will receive materials fee credit.)
Location: This class will be held at Carol Horvath’s home workshop: Willowbee Farm, 7893 Olney St. SE, Salem, Oregon.
Student skill level: All levels
Number of students: 12
Instructor: Carol Horvath
What you will need: sharp garden pruners, bodkin
Description: In this class you will make two willow garden structures – an obelisk and a trellis. Both will be made inside instructor-provided large (17” diameter) pots. Bring your own pot if you’d like to make a slightly smaller size. Sizes will likely range from 18” X 2’ to 18” X 6.’ Be sure to bring a vehicle large enough to transport your obelisks and trellises, either inside or on top of your vehicle.
At the end of class your obelisks and trellises will be removed for transport to your garden or another pot. The techniques learned will be waling and random weaving. Both dried/soaked/mellowed (brown) and fresh (green) willow will be used.
This class is open to Guild members only. If you are not a member of the Guild, but would like to become one, click here.
To reserve your space, register below by clicking “add to cart.”
Note: You will pay the initial $15 class fee now, and you’ll pay the remainder $50 in-person, when you arrive at the class in March. Please be prepared to pay the $50 fee via check or Venmo. No cash, please.
The last day to register is Tuesday, March 1, 2024. If the class is full, and you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email ColumbiaBasinBasketryGuild@gmail.com
About Your Instructor
Carol Horvath has been willow weaving for many years and loves the varied dimensions of weaving it offers, from practical pieces to the more inventive/artistic ones, including garden structures and sculptures. She enjoys teaching and sharing the techniques she has learned from many Northwestern and European teachers. She also mentors willow growing for the Guild at the Our Table Cooperative farm in Sherwood.