Social Hour 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

General Guild Meeting 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Using Natural Materials in Basketry 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 

Ever wondered what kind of materials you can use in basketry? Chances are you might even have some plants or materials near you that you can actually use in making a basket. During this Presentation you’ll have a chance to experience making cordage out of daylilies. A variety of basketry techniques, and styles will be discussed.

Patricia Montonya Donahue Bio:

My journey into basketry and weaving started with my favorite Tia’ Cheva. Watching her put such dedication into the things she created with her hands instilled in me the desire to find the discipline to create.

In my work you will see a great emphasis on the use of natural materials gathered to create . The cherry bark I harvest is actually from a small woodlands forester that manages his land and when it’s time to get rid of the wild cherry trees, he calls the basket guild for us to harvest the bark. I’ve also been lucky to harvest my own western red cedar through the guild.

Using tradition with a bit of a twist, I often vary techniques which I have learned from amazing teachers, Margaret Mathewson, Donna Sakamoto Crispin and Polly Sutton to name a few.

Here is a poem which embodies what I feel -used with permission from the author.

Why I Weave Baskets

My Hands.

Birds singing as the cedar creaks in my hands.

The power of design enfolding within my hands.

The strength of the fiber as I weave with my hands.

Audio, Visual, Tactile.

My Hands.

-Sally Ishikawa

Presentation follows general Guild meeting