Baskets I/II - Vickie Prillaman
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BASKETS I/II
INSTRUCTOR: VICKIE PRILLAMAN
This picture shows just one of the baskets that students will be making this year. This class is not just for beginners. It’s for students of all levels of experience. I will have basket designs for beginners and some for advanced students as well. Through their experience, students will learn the following:
- How to hold your hands while weaving
- How to shape the basket
- Methods to use for adjusting your tension
- Use of basketry tools
- How to choose weaving materials for your future basket weaving
We will be weaving 3 different baskets for the week then depending on your ability. I will have additional basket designs available to purchase. You will learn different weaving techniques and will be using different shapes of natural and dyed reeds to add color and interest to your baskets.
The class fee covers the materials needed for your first 3 baskets, the handouts with a list of suppliers and a tools list. The use of the tools students will need in class to create your baskets. Each basket requires different materials which makes up the materials cost.
Class Fee: $310
Estimated Materials Fee: Additional basket kits will be available for purchase, the prices will vary and range from $37 - $75 each.
Prerequisite: None
Vickie Prillaman
Vickie Prillaman started her career in Jewelry in 1993 at the Spruill Center for the Arts in Dunwoody, GA. In 1994 she became an assistant in the jewelry department at Spruill, she also attended Georgia State University in 1994, where she recognized her interest in education and started teaching jewelry making in 1995. She completed a year long apprenticeship with a German goldsmith in the Atlanta area in 1996. She has taught beginning Silver classes for the Eastern Federation of Gem and Mineral Societies, several beginning Silver and Advanced Silver classes for the Southeast Federation of Gem and Mineral Societies, and Advanced Silver classes for the Florida Society of Goldsmiths and the former North Carolina Goldsmith Society. In 1997 Vickie began teaching at the William Holland School of Lapidary Arts in Young Harris, GA. She continues to teach workshops around the country and privately in her own studio in Georgia.
Vickie Prillaman continues to add to her knowledge of metal smithing and stone cutting by attending workshops with many well-known artists. She enjoys learning new techniques and passing on what she has learned to her students. Vickie is an accomplished lapidarist who uses her own stones in combination with gold and silver to design and create her unique jewelry.
Vickie also enjoys designing and weaving baskets and sharing her knowledge with others. She has studied with Lorraine Garcia since 2011 and has attended other basket making classes in the area. Vickie started teaching Baskets at William Holland in 2022.
Vickie is a member of the Metal Arts Guild of Georgia and the Florida Society of Goldsmiths. She is past President of the Cobb County Gem and Mineral Society and a past President and Vice President of the Florida Society of Goldsmiths. She is a member of the Tomoka Gem and Mineral Club.