This class will meet to collectively create baskets from the dried materials harvested in the prior weeks. We will walk through the process of creating mini baskets and as a community discuss creating less waste, renewable resources, connecting to Pachamama, ourselves and how creativity connects us back to the bloodline of what’s real.
It is in this second part of the series where we explore the world of plants that some may consider weeds but at R^5 Collective Creations we find to be useful resources. The hopes of this class is to give a new lens to the plants so they may have a new purpose than compost alone. Collectively we will create crafts from materials harvested weeks prior and dried. We will walk through the process of making mini baskets and as a community discuss creating less waste, renewable resources, connecting to Pachamama, ourselves and how creativity taps us back to the bloodline of what’s real this life, a beautiful form of creative meditation.
About Instructors
Maddie Price, MSc (they/she) has been a BFF volunteer since 2020 and a lifelong “artsy treehugger”, having worked in habitat restoration, local food systems, and outdoor education while carrying on their maternal family traditions in needlecrafts, particularly crochet, sewing, and embroidery.
Yvonne Maria (they/them) came to BFF Food Forest as an intern while studying Psychology at Antioch University, approaching their studies through the cultural lens from their complex upbringing they had in the US and Mexico. Currently they are apprenticing at, and caretaking, a dedicated native plant garden in Martha Washington Park with the creator of BFF’s Native Guild . Yvonne Maria attunes with and honors their ancestors from Turtle Island by caretaking Pachamama and returning to art in all its forms,including weaving.
This in-person event at the Beacon Food Forest
Don't miss out on this opportunity to turn your neighborhood weeds into treasures!
Tickets are $30.00 with some sliding scale availability
Ticket Link: Part 2: Bringing it All Together – Basket Weaving