Paper Covered Baskets And Packages

April 23 - 25, 2010

Participants in this workshop will create a number of baskets using the traditional techniques of twining, plaiting and wickerwork. Using handmade paper and old book pages with methyl cellulose, the baskets will be partially or completely covered. As it dries, the paper "skin"® shrinks onto the baskets and the weave pattern is revealed. Supplementary projects, based on Japanese samples, will include vessels constructed entirely of paper

Instructor: Nancy Moore Bess

Nancy Moore Bess

Bio: Nancy Moore Bess maintains a studio in Amherst, MA. She teaches basketmaking throughout the Northeast and beyond. Nancy's research in basketry in Japan has resulted in numerous lectures and articles on this subject and has published a book on bamboo. She has also lectured in Japan on contemporary American basketry; exhibited throughout the U.S. and has been published in periodicals and books. Nancy's stunning baskets are in many private and public collections.