Description
Diane Shingledecker is the instructor for this one-day workshop. Create this unique wooden-based reed & cane tote with leather handles & one-of-a-kind painted paper accents. We’ll begin by gluing flat reed spokes into a slotted wood base. A wide variety of paper choices will be available for you to select from along with brown, black or navy leather handles. Paper will be cut into strips utilizing a pasta maker. This is a great tote for carrying your lunch or basket weaving supplies in style! The materials fee is included in the workshop fee. Maximum class size is 12. This workshop is suitable for all levels.
About the Instructor: Diane Shingledecker is a basketry artisan who lives in Portland, Oregon. She has been weaving baskets for over 15 years. She recently took early retirement from her work in higher education to pursue weaving on a larger scale. She is an active member of Columbia Basin Basketry Guild where she teaches beginning basketry classes combining her 18+ years of teaching experience with her passion for weaving. In addition to teaching, she hones her craft by participating in advanced classes taught by nationally recognized basket weavers through her guild.
Diane’s work is regularly on display at the Village Gallery of Arts (VGA) in Cedar Mill, OR where she is an active member – both teaching basket weaving and coordinating the gallery’s Art Kits Grant which provides art materials to children & teens through non-profit organizations in Oregon. Diane’s work has also been shown at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, the Multnomah Arts Center, the Hillsboro Summer Library Exhibit – Brookwood Branch, Beaverton City Hall, the Lincoln City Cultural Center, and the Latimer Quilt Museum.
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