Basketry with a Twist
Partnership with Duke Arts Create & DuWell
About the Workshop
Learn to make a twined basket. Using wetted reed, you will learn a simple basket weaving technique that will make a quick and lovely container. All materials are provided.
About the Instructor
Julia Gartrell is an artist and educator based in Durham, NC. She received an MFA in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design and a BA in art from Kalamazoo College. Her work explores notions of “making do”, material plasticity, and radical approaches to repair.
She has participated in residencies at the Rubenstein Art Center, the Fine Arts Work Center, the Power Plant Gallery at Duke University, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Ox-Bow School of Art, and others. Julia has exhibited nationally and internationally, and currently teaches as adjunct faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University.
About the Location
This workshop meets in the Duke Arts Annex: get directions.
Address: 404 Gattis St, Durham, NC 27701
Can I take a bus there?
Yes! The Arts Annex is located by East Campus, off of bus routes (C1, C2 & CSW) that run along Campus Drive.
More Mindfulness Workshops
DukeCreate, a workshops series for the Duke community, is collaborating with Student Wellness to offer more opportunities to support well-being through creativity.