* VLADIMIR YARISH: A Look at Birch Bark - From Forest to Home (At Museum of Russian Icons)
Lecture
VLADIMIR YARISH: A Look at Birch Bark - From Forest to Home
Thursday, Aug 13, 7 - 8PM
$8, Museum members
$12, nonmembers
$1 off with WOO card
Includes Museum admission.
Pre-registration recommended at
(978) 598-5000 x21. Lecture is free for basket workshop registrants.
World-renowned Russian master basket maker Vladimir Yarish discusses harvesting birch bark in northwestern Russia, offers a history of birch bark work in ancient Novgorod, and traces peasants' use of and work with bark for practical needs. He explains traditional vs. contemporary birch bark craft, and tells about his teaching and his studio in Russia. Illustrated with examples and slides.
Date and Time
Thursday Aug 13, 2015
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