The alternative to outdoor challenges in dubious weather and mediocre snow is this, gentler, sociable, community-enriching activity. Hosted by the Pommart farm (where I did my shiatsu workshops in the autumn), with expertise from a local artisan and locally collected willow, basket creation took place over two (very long!) evenings.
Heinz (talented craft carpenter, shiatsu pal, bread maker and agriculteur) chose a challenging project: copying the log basket I bought recently (back right of photo below)...
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| wrestling with the plait was a two-man job |
At the end of the two evenings: my first-ever basket – and I'm thrilled...
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