240503 Pine Needle Gourd Basketry with Kathy Janke
Click here to view some of the patterns you can get using alcohol inks
Click here to view some gourds using driftwood or found objects
Dates: May 3 & 4, 2024
Time: 10:00 to 4:00 pm
Location: Chota Classroom A
Prerequisites: Some hand strength and dexterity is helpful
Contact Information: info@gracehillart.com
Cost: $178 (Includes Supplies)
Class Size: Min 8 Max 13
Sign-up: Class is full. Contact Kathy to see if you can be added to the class.
Deadline: April 20, 2024
Cancellation Policy: Participants may cancel up to 14 days prior to the start of the class for a full refund. There will be no refunds within 14 days of the class unless spot can be filled from wait list. To cancel, fill out the class refund request form
Class Content: Students will be provided with a prepared gourd that will be decorated with alcohol inks, once dry it will be coated with several coats of UV varnish then a coat of wax.
After an early lunch, students will start weaving southern longleaf pine needles onto the gourd using the simple or spiral stitch. Students will learn how to start a basket, how to wrap a coil to add color, how to add a bead, and how to add thread when it runs out. Ways to add texture to your basket will be taught as well.
The gourds are prepped ahead of time by the instructor, prepared gourds have been cut, the guts cleaned out, sanded, holes drilled with proper spacing, wood petrifier added to the inside, formula 49 applied to the outside, and the interior sprayed black. Pine needles will be preconditioned using a turkey roaster and glycerin. A material fee of $88.00 is included in the price of the $178 two-day class fee.
Provided: Dessert (Email Kathy ahead of time if you are gluten free or have a nut allery. 865-660-6400 or info@GracehillArt.com)
Supply List: All alcohol inks, varnish, and wax to decorate the gourd are provided. Roughly 5 to 8oz of southern longleaf pine needles, dyed or natural color, in a glycerin bath, choices of artificial sinew or jewelry twine, and beads. How many beads depend on what you pick out. These are your supplies to make the basket.
IF YOU WISH TO BRING A SMALL DEER ANTLER OR PIECE OF DRIFTWOOD OR OTHER NATURAL WHAT NOT WE’LL SEE IF YOU CAN WEAVE IT ONTO YOUR BASKET. Click here to see samples. Anywhere from 1″ to 12″.
She will also provide different-sized sewing needles, clips, and gauges that stay with the instructor. She’ll have a few extra pairs of scissors and pliers she’ll bring with her but if you have a pair you might want to bring them from home. She’ll have an assortment of prepared gourds in different shapes, but mostly round, cut with a wave in the gourd rim rather than straight across. (Adds interest.) Under the pictures above is a link where you will see some of the patterns you can get using alcohol inks. She has over a hundred colors to pick from. The rim you sew on can take many forms. No two baskets are ever similar. You will have plenty of time to finish this basket.
Biography: Kathy Janke works in several mediums, primarily alcohol inks and pine needle basketry. What she loves about alcohol inks are the vibrancy of the color and the utter spontaneity of the medium. For the most part, she rarely uses a brush. Kathy sells her artwork on her website and at art shows. The Townsend art gallery Gracehill Fine Art and Basketry will be opening in April 2024.
Instructor Website: Www.GracehillArt.com