
Appalachian Rib Basket Weaving Class with Joe Bruneau
May 10 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
$60
Learn how to weave a 14”-16” melon or potato basket using locally harvested vines as frames and dyed rattan as primary weaving materials.
Bring a lunch or purchase lunch at Vaste Riviere on the Main Level.
Joe Bruneau first learned basket weaving in 1983 while a student at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC and has been teaching ever since. His baskets will be on display at Zuma in Marshall NC (when they reopen), in April and May 2025. Galleries that represent his work are: Flow Marshall in Downtown Marshall NC, Gallery of the Mountains in the Omni Grove Park Inn Asheville, NC, and Local Cloth in the River Arts District in Asheville, NC.