Description

Advance registration is required for all classes.

Registration Deadline: September 13, 2023.

NOTE: Tuition includes a $25 one-time registration fee. If you have already paid the fee, it will be deducted from your total before your card is charged.

Class Description:

This trinket mokok is a container that is indigenous to the Northeast Woodlands Native Tribes. The bottom is squarish and the top is roundish. Sew white pine bark with spruce root that you’ll peel and prepare. Make an inner and outer rim from red willow that you’ll bend and split. Construct a lid from bark and roots. Different stitching patterns will be suggested. Wet white pine bark feels like leather. It dries feeling more like wood. All materials will be responsibly harvested by your instructor.

Instructor Biography:

Jennifer Lee has been enjoying making bark baskets for 40 years. Her interest began with the study of her Native ancestors. She teaches basket classes and educational programs extensively. She harvests the bark roots and branches herself. Jennifer has received awards at The Mohegan Wigwam Festival, Saratoga Native American Festival, Kearsage Indian Museum, Deerfield Craft Show, and North Carolina Basketry Association. You can see her work at http://barkbasketsbyjlee.com.