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We welcome Polly Adams Sutton back to the BARN Fiber Arts Studio to teach us how to make the lovely Calendula Basket.

Using dyed hamburg cane to accent the cedar bark, this basket is twined with two methods of wire X’s. The design and color are reminiscent of the orange/yellow calendula flower which is incorporated into the pattern.

Students will have an opportunity to split cedar bark. Natural dyes and preparation of bark will be discussed in this two day twining journey.

Students should bring:

• An old towel
• Comfortable clothes that you won't mind getting dirty.
• Bring a bag lunch. We have a refrigerator for people to store their lunches and drinks!

Details:

• Please note for this class, cancellation requests received 14 days or less before the workshop start date will not be eligible for a refund or credit.
• There is a materials fee of $85 included in the the price of class. Materials include cedar bark, sweet grass, written instructions and other miscellaneous materials.
• Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.  
  
• Skill Level:  Intermediate -- Students should have experience with twining.
• Ages 18+ Welcome.

• For getting to BARN download this helpful printable document by clicking here: Getting to BARN.

  
  
  

Instructor Bio: Polly Adams Sutton is a Seattle artist. Her educational background was art with an emphasis on painting and printmaking. Once settled in the Pacific Northwest she was introduced to basketry through the Seattle Weaver’s Guild. It has been her practicing art ever since. She harvests cedar bark each spring in logging areas throughout Washington. Her sculptural work is primarily twined, although she experiments with wire as a woven element in her asymmetrical shapes. Her work is exhibited in galleries nationwide, and she has been recipient of many awards in juried exhibits, and was awarded an artist project grant in 2012 through the City of Seattle, to experiment with invasive vines in her work. She also received an Artist Trusts GAP Grant which she used in conjunction with a Seattle Weavers Guild Grant for investigating the basketry of Sardinia. Her piece is also on the cover of the book “500 Baskets”.