Creating a Flexible Structure with basketmaker Tim Johnson
The Workshop
Looping is a fibre basketry technique that has been used in many cultures for thousands of years to make a great variety of bags, baskets, traps and even camel muzzles!
In this workshop you will use English rush and beaten esparto grass from Spain to create a variety of looped bags and baskets. You will begin with simple looping techniques and progress to more complex structures that provide creative opportunities for combining different materials to add colour and texture. You will also learn how to make your own rush cordage that can be used in looping and a variety of other soft material basketry techniques.
Using some of Tim’s collection of flexible structures, bags and baskets as reference, you will gain an overview of their variety and the special properties created by combining different materials with different looping structures.
This course is suitable for both beginners and those with some experience.
About the Artist
Tim Johnson is an English artist and basketmaker based in Spain, Tim specialises in soft material techniques such as twining, looping, knotted netting and braiding and enjoys using a wide variety of natural materials that he harvests and processes during his travels.
Inspired by his research into traditional techniques and contemporary makers Tim creates his own work that he exhibits widely both in the UK and internationally.
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The Workshop
Looping is a fibre basketry technique that has been used in many cultures for thousands of years to make a great variety of bags, baskets, traps and even camel muzzles!
In this workshop you will use English rush and beaten esparto grass from Spain to create a variety of looped bags and baskets. You will begin with simple looping techniques and progress to more complex structures that provide creative opportunities for combining different materials to add colour and texture. You will also learn how to make your own rush cordage that can be used in looping and a variety of other soft material basketry techniques.
Using some of Tim’s collection of flexible structures, bags and baskets as reference, you will gain an overview of their variety and the special properties created by combining different materials with different looping structures.
This course is suitable for both beginners and those with some experience.
About the Artist
Tim Johnson is an English artist and basketmaker based in Spain, Tim specialises in soft material techniques such as twining, looping, knotted netting and braiding and enjoys using a wide variety of natural materials that he harvests and processes during his travels.
Inspired by his research into traditional techniques and contemporary makers Tim creates his own work that he exhibits widely both in the UK and internationally.
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