Instructor:
Pam Hermann (Talsky)
Workshop Name: Cedar Weaving - Alaskan Yellow and Western Red Cedars the Haida way and more!
Dates: Monday, September 16th - Sunday, September 22nd
About The Instructor
It started in Minocqua, WI with a white pine needle basket in June of 1994. Pam has since traveled to Thailand with the Royalwood tour and has made 13 trips to Alaska since 1998, to learn Pine Needle Basketry from Jeannie McFarland and Native Haida weaving with Delores Churchill. She also goes to harvest and prepare her own western red and Alaskan yellow cedar barks and Sitka spruce root.
Pam loves everything about weaving, from the gathering and preparation of materials to creating beautiful, mostly functional vessels. The connection of weaving across the cultures continues to amaze and inspire her. Sharing knowledge and continuing to learn from other weavers brings her great joy.
Pam has earned many awards, among them; the AMB Best Coiled for General Membership in 2003. In 2004 she won the Teachers awards for both Coiled and Naturals, for Coiled in 2005, for both Coiled and Art Piece in 2006, she won the AMB best coiled Teacher in 2009 and, most recently, the AMB Coveted Viewer’s Choice Award in 2010.
In 2001, Pam donated 3 weeks and over 200 hours of time to weave a family of willow Tepees for the Ronald McDonald house, which are still used by the kids today. She has been teaching around the country at conventions and specialty workshops since 2001. She also teaches in her private studio in Waterford, Wisconsin when she is not on the road. She completed three baskets for the Hoard Museum of Fort Atkinson, which are permanently displayed in their Mystery of the Mounds Exhibit, opened April 2009.
Pam traveled to Dharmashala, India for 2 ½ weeks in November of 2010 to teach the local women pine needle basketry so that they may have an industry to earn a living and make use of their long leaf Cher pine needles.
Pam’s work has been featured and on the cover of the Wisconsin People & Ideas Magazine. Vol56/NO 4 2010, the National Basketry Organization’s Quarterly Review Summer 2015 as well as in Fiber Art Now in 2015. She has also been on exhibit at the Phillip Dickel Museum in Amana, Iowa as well as the National Basketry Organization’s ‘All Things Considered’.
About the Workshop
The first day will start off with learning about the material and experiencing the splitting and preparation for use in projects. Discussions on harvesting and traditional NW Coast Haida techniques with cedar. Other techniques to be taught this week are diagonal plaiting, cordage, ribbed antler baskets.
Students will be able to pick their projects and use prepared kits, or select to purchase the coils and split and prepare their own materials for a sample project or design their own! Prepared Antler Frames will be an added option to weave with the cedar. Waxed linen, beads, ash, reed and cane will also be available to use in the projects.
Choose a minimum of 3 projects. The maximum number of baskets is up to the student and what they think they can accomplish. Projects range from 4 hours to 2 days to complete.
Basket Projects pictured: Covered Haida Bottle, Cross Culture Cedar, Antler basket/bowl, Cedar Treasures, Abalone and Cedar, Alaskan yellow cedar bracelets, Berry Picking basket, Cedar Cache.
Choose your project at the workshop or email Pam at pam@weavingabundance.com with any questions or specific project selections. Projects for all skill levels. If there is anything you are dreaming of creating, please contact Pam to discuss it.
Tools/supplies for Students to bring: A spray bottle, container for water, basket shears, small fine scissors or flush cutter, an old towel for your lap, apron, fine stainless steel awl, bone awl (Pam will have her hand made deer bone awls for $20 available to purchase if you need one). A personal task light may be helpful, especially for finer projects and adding beads.
You may wish to pack some Allegra or Claritin if you have allergies to cedar or pine. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty!
Experience Level: All levels from beginner to advanced.
Materials for daily projects supplied by the instructor will range from $50-$150 each, payable to the instructor at the workshop.
5 Day, 6 Nights Workshop Package Includes: 6 nights onsite lodging, private chef prepared meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and 5 days of instruction in a private venue.
Supply fees paid directly to instructor.
Meals and Lodging: $1,100 per person private room, $720 per person shared room
Tuition/Fees: $660
Total Package Price: $1,380-$1,760
Non-refundable deposit of $250 due to hold workshop space. The remaining balance is due 60 days prior to workshop start date.
