2015 a weaving odyssey - Central Pennsylvania Basket Weavers

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PRESENTS
2015 A WEAVING ODYSSEY
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
September 17-20, 2015
Aspire Hotel and Suites
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Please read carefully and register early.
1. Please print out the registration, waiver, and apparel order forms and fill out legibly.
2. Registrations, class requests, or cancellations must be submitted in writing.
3. The registration fee is $75.00 which includes classroom space, Friday and Saturday buffet lunches, AND
Saturday evening dinner.
4. Select the classes you want each day in order of preference! Classes will be assigned based on your
preferences and the date on which your registration is received. Select ONLY those classes you are willing to
take. If all your preferences are filled, you will not be assigned to a class that day. We encourage you to select
a minimum of 3 choices for each day. No asking teachers to join class during Odyssey and no switching after
class is assigned.
5. Be sure to select classes consistent with your skill level. Remember, you could have intermediate skills in
one kind of basket weaving and beginner skills in another kind.
Beginner – You have woven a few baskets. You need more practice with basic weaving techniques and
shaping.
Intermediate – You can easily begin a basket. You want to learn and/or practice a new technique.
Advanced – You are an accomplished weaver looking for new techniques and materials.
6. Registration will be accepted starting May 1, 2015 and continue through June 30, 2015. A $20.00 late fee
will be assessed after the registration deadline and will be accepted pending availability. Confirmations will be
emailed or mailed early July. Your confirmation will include your class assignments, a bill for class fees, and
payment directions. Class fees will be due by July 30, 2015.
7. Thursday evening classes will start at 6:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday classes will be held from 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., except for six hour classes which begin at 9:00 a.m.
Saturday evening classes will start after the dinner program. Sunday classes will be held from 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m.
8. Registration cancellations received prior to June 30, 2015 will be refunded minus a $20.00 processing fee.
Cancellations received after the registration deadline are non-refundable; however, basket kits will be mailed
upon request. A $35.00 fee will be assessed for all returned checks.
9. Class assignments will be emailed to you, unless you prefer to receive them via mail. If you would prefer a
copy to be mailed to you, please include a self-addressed, stamped #10 business size envelope. This
envelope will be used to mail your class assignments and payment instructions.
10. Please send completed information:
Registration Form, $75 Registration Fee (make check payable
to CPBWG), Waiver Form, and
SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope, if you prefer the class
assignment to be mailed to you) to:
Dianne Pearce
717-778-2067
112 Zeigler Mill Road
email: rdpearce1@comcast.net
Gettysburg, PA 17325
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2015 A WEAVING ODYSSEY
REGISTRATION FORM
Important: Please read the registration information on previous page!
NAME:
ADDRESS:
STATE:
ZIP:
CITY:
PHONE:
Cell:
Email:
Please make sure rdpearce1@comcast.net is in your contact list to be certain you receive important emails from the
registrar.
___ Check if you are a first time attendee.
___ Check if you are participating in the basket swap.
___ Yes, I am interested in a Room Buddy. ___Non-Smoking ___Smoking
___ Yes, I am interested in selling at Friday night Market Place (limit – 1 table).
How did you hear about this event?
CLASSES:
Number your choices for each day in order of preference! (#1= first choice; #2= second choice, etc.)
Do not select any baskets you are not willing to make! As noted below, some baskets have classes take place over two
days: starting one day and finishing another day.
THURSDAY EVENING:
Potluck Carrier
Triple Treat, part 1 (finish on Sat. eve.)
Old Time Candle
Linen Tray
Double-Rod Round Reed Bowl
Truly Mixed Media, part 1 (finish on Friday)
Celebration in Ash, part 1 (finish on Friday)
Luna Moth Tray, part 1 (finish on Sunday)
FRIDAY:
Black & Smoke
Triple Weave Delight
Sciob
Twist & Shout (color choice:
)
Beaded Caddy (color choice:
)
Mini Spiral Vase
Twill Fever
Oconee Twill Tote
Truly Mixed Media, part 2 (begun on Thurs.)
Celebration in Ash, part 2 (begun on Thurs.)
SATURDAY:
Swing Handle Carrier
Vertigo
Elegant Purse
Nesting Bin-Small
Smoky Criss Cross
Mini Rootbeer Barrel Vase, part 1 (finish Sunday)
Copper Paper Combo
Itsy Bitsy Birdhouse
Star Cat
Luna Moth Basket
SATURDAY EVENING:
Plaited Ornament/Wall Hanging
Small Luna Moth Mat
Triple Treat, part 2 (begun on Thursday)
Lapel Pin Purse, part 1 (finish on Sunday)
Pansy Basket, part 1 (finish on Sunday)
Apple Basket, part 1 (finish on Sunday)
SUNDAY
Plaid Casserole
Byzantine Chainmaille Bracelet
Sciathog
Polish Bread Basket
Snowman Hat
Copper Accents Pouch
Lapel Pin purse, part 2 (begun on Sat. eve.)
Mini Rootbeer Barrel vase, part 2 (begun Sat.)
Pansy Basket, part 2 (begun Sat. eve.)
Apple Basket, part 2 (begun Sat. eve.)
Luna Moth Tray, part 2 (begun Thursday eve)
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Registration fee – includes lunches for Friday & Saturday AND Saturday night dinner
Late Registration fee (after June 30, 2015): add $20.00
Extra guest lunch ($20 per day) and/or Saturday dinner ($32)
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED:
$ 75.00
$_____
$_____
$_____
Make check payable to: CPBWG or Central Pennsylvania Basket Weavers’ Guild.
DO NOT include any class fees at this time. Send your completed registration form with registration fee,
signed waiver release form, and SASE (or current email address listed above) to:
Dianne Pearce, 112 Zeigler Mill Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325
WAIVER RELEASE FORM
WAIVER, RELEASE, COVENANT NOT TO SUE: By my dated signature below, I acknowledge that all
activities of the Central Pennsylvania Basket Weavers Guild including A Weaving Odyssey (herein and
hereafter designated CPBWG and the Odyssey, respectively) are undertaken by volunteers using their own
time and their own funds for their efforts and I hereby waive, release and cancel any and all claims I may have
against CPBWG, its officers, directors, trustees and committee members, agents, and representatives arising
out of the functions and activity so CPBWG and actions of persons fulfilling the offices named above, and do
further covenant and agree not to sue or bring claim of any nature whatsoever against CPBWG and/or the
Odyssey and any and all persons acting on behalf of CPBWG relating to any CPBWG function and activities. I
further acknowledge that participating in any basket weaving activity may have the potential for harm or
personal injury and it is an activity in which I have freely chosen to engage.
I also give my permission that any photographs taken at any CPBWG or Odyssey function may be
posted on the website: www.basketry.homestead.com.
Signature of Attendee:
Sign, date, and send in with your registration form.
Date:
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2015 A WEAVING ODYSSEY
SEPTEMBER 17-20, 2015
ASPIRE HOTEL AND SUITES
2634-A Emmitsburg Road
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Business Route 15 South
Located next to the Eisenhower Hotel & Center.
Tel. – 717-334-2755
Fax – 717-334-6066
www.aspiregettysburghotel.com
$85.00 plus taxes per night for single and double; $10 per person for more than two to a room.
All non-smoking. Room equipped with microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker, iron & board, hair dryer.
High speed internet access. Adjacent indoor pool and fitness center.
Breakfast is NOT included. Adjacent restaurant and café (in Eisenhower Hotel).
Cut off date – August 17, 2015
Ask for: Aspire Hotel and Suites
Mention Central PA Basket Weavers’ Guild for discounted room rate!
Looking for a Room Buddy?
Check the line on your registration form and we’ll provide a list of people seeking a room buddy.
DIRECTIONS
Aspire Hotel and Suites
(next to the Eisenhower Hotel & Conference Center)
2634-A Emmitsburg Road
Business Route 15 South
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Located approximately 4 miles south of downtown Gettysburg on Business Route 15 South.
Exit from 15 By-Pass at Steinwehr Avenue Exit and travel north 2 miles.
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ODYSSEY REGISTRATION CHECK-IN
Odyssey registration will be held in the Lobby area near the elevators to our rooms. Registration times
are: Thursday, Sept. 17th from 3:00-6:00 P.M., Friday, Sept. 18th from 7:15- 7:45 A.M., and Saturday, Sept.
19th from 7:30 – 7:45 A.M.
BASKET EXCHANGE
A basket exchange will be held Saturday during lunch. You may participate whether you are a beginner,
intermediate, or advanced weaver. Whatever your level of expertise, the basket you make to give in the
exchange should be a basket you would be happy to receive in the exchange. Please bring your basket to the
specified table in the Nimitz/Bradley Room, and fill out the proper tags.
MARKET PLACE
Market place will be held Friday, Sept. 18th from 7:30 – 8:30 P.M. in the Nimitz/Bradley Room.
Teachers and participants are encouraged to sell items. Don’t forget to check the spot on the registration
form if you wish to reserve a table.
RAFFLE & AUCTION
We will have some exciting items to raffle this year. Thanks for supporting this endeavor every year.
Tickets will be sold Friday and Saturday until the dinner and you must be a registered member of the Odyssey
to purchase tickets. The raffle items will be awarded during the banquet. We will also be having a silent
auction of special items! Proceeds are used to fund Odyssey expenses, and keep your registration fee low!
SCHOLARSHIP
Central Pennsylvania Basket Weavers’ Guild will be awarding a scholarship of a full registration fee
($75) in memory of Carol MacNeil. Carol was a former CPBWG member who served in many capacities – Guild
President, Board Member, Odyssey Committee Member, and Dye Party Hostess. Carol passed away
December 22, 2006. The award will be presented during Saturday dinner.
SATURDAY DINNER
Saturday dinner will begin at 6:00 and is included in your registration cost. Dinner will be held in the
hotel’s banquet dining room – MacArthur/Patton Room. Saturday evening classes will begin at the conclusion
of Saturday’s dinner program.
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2015 A Weaving Odyssey
15 Anniversary Edition: Keep Calm – Weave On
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Commemorative Shirts, Travel Tumblers, & Socks
Celebrate 15 fun years of A Weaving Odyssey with this year’s specially embroidered ‘Keep
Calm’ unisex Tee-shirts, Socks, & travel tumblers. Don’t wait - your order form and payment
must be received by Aug. 8! The tumblers have a screened logo; the shirts and socks are
embroidered. We must have a minimum order of 24 for the Travel Tumblers -- if we do not have
enough you will be notified.
Embroidery for the Socks
Embroidered Logo for Shirts
(accent colors may vary slightly)
15th Anniversary Logo for Tumblers
Tumblers with lime green trim
Please follow these simple directions:
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Select item & mark the number ordered, size, color and cost on order form.
Add your total order in the columns at right.
Enclose your check or money order for your items, payable to CPBWG
By Aug. 8, mail form & check to:
Debbi Zvanut, 8371 Carpet Rd., New Tripoli, PA 18066
Your order will be confirmed unless you hear from Debbi prior to the event. Your ordered items will be available
Sept. 17 at A Weaving Odyssey.
Questions? Contact Debbi Zvanut at 610-662-8646 or dzvanut@aol.com
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THE WEAVING ODYSSEY: 2015 KEEP CALM – WEAVE ON
ORDER FORM
NOTE YOUR ORDER IN COLUMNS HERE:
# of items
Amt. due
Color
1. Short Sleeve unisex Tee-Shirt: (This is not a women’s cut)
Med. Weight, 100% cotton. Teal, bright green, bright yellow, orange, red, red heather, pink, bright pink,
med blue, bright blue (turquoise), purple, black. Please list first and second color choice. With
multicolored embroidered ‘Keep Calm’ front chest logo. NOTE: circle the size
Small Med Large XL: $18.00
XXL: $20 XXXL: $22
_______ $18@
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_______ $20 or $22 _______
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2. 15 oz. Travel Tumbler: $19
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_______ black/silver
BPA-free stainless steel double wall tumbler with screw-on lid & flip top spill guard. Keeps beverage hot or
cold for hours. Black, silver with lime green trim. CPBWG PA-state 15th Anniversary screened logo.
3. Moisture Wicking White Socks with arch support and embroidered basket on one sock: $15
Very Warm: back by popular demand!!
63% polyester, 10% spandex, 27% polypropylene.
________ $15@
Circle the size: Medium, Large or X-Large
________ white
SUMMARY: Total of items ordered: _____ Total amt. enclosed: _____
Name:_____________________________________________ Check #: ________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________
City:__________________________________________ State:________ Zip: __________
Phone (Day): ______________ Evening: _____________ E-mail: ____________________
Mail order form and check (payable to CPBWG) to:
Debbi Zvanut
8371 Carpet Rd.
New Tripoli, PA 18066
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2015 A WEAVING ODYSSEY INSTRUCTORS
PAT CAROTHERS – Columbus, Indiana
I’m totally hooked! I began weaving over 20 years ago and was immediately fascinated by not only the process
of weaving, but also the beauty of the craft. I’ve been teaching classes locally and at conventions and retreats for several
years. I weave all types of baskets and love all of them…well, maybe ribbed baskets and I don’t have quite a loving
relationship! I continue to learn and I am so thrilled to be a part of Central Pennsylvania’s Weaving Odyssey. I am looking
forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones!
CHAR CIAMMAICHELLA – Aurora, Ohio
Char has been weaving for almost 20 years and teaching for the last ten years. She weaves mainly with reed and
loves playing with color placement to get many different and interesting patterns. She teaches at home, at guild
gatherings and many weaving conventions. She loves teaching and passing down the weaving techniques to all of her
students. Char is constantly trying new techniques, colors and ideas! Char has been the coordinator for WinterWeave
Conference the last 17 years. Char sells basket kits and basket related jewelry on her website: www.charsweavings.com.
BONNIE GALE – Norwich, New York
Bonnie Gale has been a professional traditional willow basketmaker and willow artist for the past 31 years. Her
baskets are part of the collections at Plimoth Plantation and Mount Vernon Estate. In 1999, she was awarded an Artist’s
Fellowship from New York Foundation for the Arts. Her living willow installations have been featured in Vogue, Vogue
Living, House and Garden and Fiber Arts magazines. In 2009, her work was featured in the PBS “Cultivating Life” series,
and in 2010, she appeared on the Martha Stewart show. She was featured in the new public television series Artist Café
which aired locally in October 2013. She produced her first book: Living Willow Form in 2014. Her main web site is
www.bonniegale.com.
PAM KING – Mechanicsville, Maryland
Pam comes to us from Southern Maryland, just south of Washington, D.C. on the western shore of the
Chesapeake Bay. She spent her career as a county Extension agriculture agent, but has been exploring her more artistic
side teaching basketry for about ten years. Pam enjoys making all kinds of baskets and other 3-dimensional fiber art,
experimenting and trying new materials and techniques.
SHARON KLUSMANN – Tallmadge, Ohio
Sharon Klusmann has been weaving, designing and teaching basketry for 29 years. Her website:
www.SharonKlusmann.com has seven pages of her original designs. She not only teaches basketry from her home studio
in Tallmadge, Ohio, but at national conventions and guilds throughout the country. She has had three of her designs
featured in Create and Decorate Magazine in partnership with her friend, Barbara Bunsey, who creates the painting
designs for these baskets. Sharon is also author of her “Business in a Basket” to help others who love basket weaving
turn their passion into a successful teaching business.
DEBRA ROBERSON – Hallam, Pennsylvania
Deb made her first basket in 1985. The Basket Bug bit and her life changed forever. A few months later, Deb
left her full-time executive position to become a full-time basket weaver. She spent the next 20+ years traveling the
East Coast exhibiting at Art Shows where she was recognized with various awards. In more recent years, Deb has gone
from the production weaver to a more artistic weaver, focusing mostly on smaller and more detailed weaving. Deb's
material of choice is waxed linen thread.
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JUDITH SAUNDERS – Norfolk, Virginia
Judith Saunders, a Virginia and North Carolina resident, is a retired art educator. Her interest in weaving threedimensional forms began in a workshop with Shereen LaPlantz in the early eighties. While traditional basketry
techniques can be seen in her work, Judith leans toward non-traditional materials and more sculptural than functional
forms with copper and hand-painted papers being her materials of choice.
Judith is a juried professional member of the Artisans Center of Virginia and is currently a member of the
National Basketry Organization, the Handweavers Guild of America, as well as several regional associations and guilds.
Her artwork is included in the Plaited Basketry with Birch Bark book by Flo Hoppe, Vladimir Yarish and Jim Widess in the
section featuring contemporary basket makers. Judith has taught bias plaiting workshops in Virginia, North Carolina and
Pennsylvania.
KATHY TESSLER – Howell, Michigan
I LOVE teaching basketry! My goal as a teacher is to fill my students’ heads with as many tips and techniques as I
possibly can during a class. Of course, I hope that they leave class with a basket that they really love.
I have specialized in double base/double wall baskets for many years and have LOTS of patterns available for my
designs in basketry shops and online. I also design totes that feature my leather handles.
I love weaving with ash on a Shaker cathead mold and a square mold that my husband designed. My students
have been enthusiastic about adding these treasures to their collections.
I have taught at every AMB convention since 1987. I also teach at several other conventions and gatherings
nationwide.
ANGIE WAGNER – Kempton, Pennsylvania
Angie Wagner was raised in a very rural section of Berks County, Pennsylvania. She continues to try to live as
close to nature as possible. Inspired by the patterns and colors she sees every day, she works to create symmetry in
contemporary forms from chaotic natural materials. Angie grows and harvests many of the accents used in her work,
which led to the name Woven Branch Designs. She specializes in round reed work and gourd art, but is always exploring
new materials and techniques. Operating The Country Seat, Inc. with her parents, Bill and Donna, keeps Angie immersed
in the basketry world every day.
LAURA LEE ZANGER – Augusta, Georgia
Laura Lee Zanger has been designing baskets and writing patterns since October 2000. She has been teaching on
the basketry convention circuit since 2002 and enjoys expressing her creativity in Cherokee, Choctaw and Chitimacha
twill designs. She travels the country teaching Southeastern Native American twill techniques and shares her excitement
and enthusiasm for weaving with everyone she encounters while maintaining the fascination of a child with every new
idea, lesson and experience.
Laura Lee has also written basketry poems, instructional books and a novel. Her goal is to enlighten everyone on
the thrill of twill weaving in the Native American tradition of the single and double woven baskets.
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2015 Odyssey Classes Overview
INSTRUCTOR
Thursday Classes
Friday Classes
Saturday Classes
Saturday Evening
Sunday Classes
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
6 hrs.: 9:00-4:00
8 hrs.: 8:00-5:00
6 hrs.: 9:00-4:00
8 hrs.: 8:00-5:00
Start after dinner
program
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
PAT CAROTHERS
Potluck Carrier
Black & Smoke
Swing Handle
Carrier
CHAR
CIAMMAICHELLA
Triple Treat (part 1)
Triple Weave
Delight
Vertigo
Sciob
Elegant Purse
BONNIE GALE
Plaid Casserole
Triple Treat (part 2)
Sciathog or
Polish Bread Basket
Lapel Pin Purse
(part 1)
PAM KING
Byzantine
Chainmaille
Bracelet
Lapel Pin Purse
(part 2)
SHARON
KLUSMANN
Old Time Candle
Twist & Shout or
Beaded Caddy
Nesting Bin, small or
Smoky Criss Cross
Snowman Hat
DEB ROBERSON
Linen Tray
Mini Spiral Vase
Mini Rootbeer
Barrel Vase (part 1)
Mini Rootbeer
Barrel Vase (part 2)
JUDITH
SAUNDERS
Truly Mixed Media
(part 1)
Truly Mixed Media
(part 2)
Copper Paper
Combo
Copper Accents
Pouch
KATHY TESSLER
Celebration in Ash
(part 1)
Celebration in Ash
(part 2)
ANGIE WAGNER
Double Rod Round
Reed Bowl
LAURA LEE
ZANGER
Luna Moth Tray
(part 1)
Itsy Bitsy Birdhouse
Pansy Basket
(part 1) or
Apple Basket
(part 1)
Pansy Basket
(part 2) or
Apple Basket
(part 2)
Plaited Ornament or
Wall Hanging
Twill Fever or
Oconee Twill
Star Cat or
Luna Moth Basket
Small Luna Moth
Mat
Luna Moth Tray
(part 2)