ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION | WORKSHOP |FULL-DAY

This class is now full (April 9 cancellation filled).

Here is an opportunity to make a pine needle coiled basket using waxed linen thread as the stitching material. We will explore different ways of starting pine needle baskets and stitches such as plain and V-stitch patterns. Each participant can design their own basket working on ways to shape and create pattern with stitches and colour threads. Joan will have extra long California pine needles for you to use but she will talk about gathering and preparing local varieties of pine needles and other natural materials suitable for this diverse basketry technique.

Your registration includes all-day admission to the Gardens at HCP (9:00-3:30 last entry)

Date & Location

Friday Apr.11, 2025 - 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

The Classroom at the Gardens at HCP, 505 Quale Road, Saanich

Fees & Registration

$130.00 HCP Members
$145.00 Non-Members                           Interested in Membership?

This class is now full. To join the waiting list contact communityed@hcp.ca.

Space is limited to 10 participants.

Instructor Bio: Joan Carrigan

Joan Carrigan is a full time basketmaker and basketry teacher living on Salt Spring Island, BC. Over the past 25 years, her passion for baskets has led her to study, travel and explore many different techniques and materials within the medium. Joan studied Fine Art and Art History at the University of Guelph and her love of history prompted her research in traditional techniques. Her background in fine art has encouraged her enthusiasm for the sculptural and creative potentials that the medium offers. Her inspiration comes from the plant materials she respectfully harvests from nature. Joan's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Joan teaches extensively both close to home and in Europe and finds this to be a very rewarding aspect of her career.