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SUMMARY:Willow Basket Weaving Course with Rourke McDermott
DESCRIPTION:Woven containers can be adaptive and versatile. Humans hav
 e made and used woven containers for centuries. It’s easy to go to t
 he store and buy a basket. However, by doing so we may end up supporti
 ng questionable and unethical industry. We miss out on the opportunity
  to explore the creative process by making a basket with our own hands
 . We miss out on the opportunity to build a relation and purposeful co
 nnection with nature and in particular willows and we miss a chance to
  test our inherent resourcefulness, ingenuity and empowerment.In this 
 workshop, we will begin by discussing the role of willows in the broad
 er ecosystem context and their more local functions within a rural sit
 uation. We will discuss sustainable harvesting techniques, the spiritu
 al symbolism and wisdom of willow and explore the concepts of containe
 rs and our relationship with them. We will explore and develop our inh
 erent creative power and the roles we play in the process of creating 
 woven containers.Then we will head out to harvest willows and began ou
 r hands-on relationship with this amazing plant. Once we have respectf
 ully gathered our willows we will learn to weave a simple warp and wef
 t or spoke and weavers style basket. We may also start on a melon styl
 e basket.Course Schedule9:00am – 10:30am lecture10:30am – 11:00am 
 travel to harvesting place11:00am – 12:00pm harvest willows12:00pm â
 €“ 12:30pm lunch12:30pm – 5:00pm weave baskets$75 for the dayThings 
 to bring:- sack lunch- garden snips or pruners- small knife- note book
  and pin or pencil- camera- water- a small biodegradable organic offer
 ing of thanks to give to the willowsRourke McDermott is an instructor 
 and practitioner of earth living skills and is the Founder and Executi
 ve Director of the nonprofit called Earth Living Skills School (ELSS) 
 - an outdoor based, nature immersion, multi-sensory, hands-on interact
 ive, primitive arts, self-discovery and self-awareness school. Rourke 
 has been drawn to the primitive arts since he was 14. He has spent the
  last 26 years learning about nature, primitive practices and ancient 
 arts. He has formally taught earth living skills courses, workshops, l
 ectures and demonstrations to over a 1000 students in the last 8 years
  in various States. He has lived with and amongst many Southwestern tr
 ibes and while doing so has been blessed to learn many traditional wis
 doms, methods, and techniques. Rourke has a bachelor’s degree in Lan
 dscape Architecture and Environmental Planning and is currently the Pu
 blic Services Manager for the Mt. Baker Ranger District. ELSS is curre
 ntly involved in and leads many projects for more information about EL
 SS projects or to donate please visit our websitewww.earthlivingskills
 school.com\n\nFor more information visit https://transitionwhatcom.nin
 g.com/events/willow-basket-weaving-course-with-rourke-mcdermott
DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20160410T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20160410T170000
CATEGORIES:class
LOCATION:Bow, WA
WEBSITE:http://www.wildrootbotanicals.com
URL:http://www.wildrootbotanicals.com
CONTACT:360 724 7668
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