facebook pixel

SOLD OUT MAR 14 Berry Picking Basket Workshop

SOLD OUT!

SOLD OUT

Join master Basket Maker Shannon Lucas Westrum for a hands-on basket weaving workshop! This workshop includes weaving a round base, adding upright accent spokes, lashing with cord, cutting and riveting your own leather handle.

March 14, 2026
10 am to 4 pm
$30 per participant ages 14+.

Great for collecting berries and mushrooms, this piece has a lot of versatility. The finished basket will measure 7″ across the base, 6 1/4” across the top, and 5” high (not including leather handle).

Thanks to an Arts Education Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, participant cost for this workshop has been reduced by more than 60% and all materials are included free of cost.

Instructor will provide all necessary tools (shears, weights, towels, wash tubs, etc). Hand dexterity required.
There will be a 1/2hr lunch break. Lunch will not be not provided.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Text is CLEAN WATER in blue, LAND & LEGACY AMENDMENT in green to the left are four columns symbolizing the north country: yellow has cattails and flying ducks, the second column is red with a music symbol and a paintbrush, the next one is blue with a fish and a wave, and the fourth column is green showing a trail and two pine trees.

Region 2 Logo