Bamboo Plants and Crafts for Sale - Educational Talks - Learn about Growing and Working with Bamboo - Weaving and Spinning Demonstrations by the The Weavers and Spinners Society of Austin, Bamboo Bow and Arrow Making Demonstrations, Silk Art Exhibit, "Bamboo As an Element" - Workshop presented by Charissa Brock, Instructor
12 noon - 5 pm Bamboo As An Element Workshop - presented by Charissa Brock (Registration Required for Workshop - Limited to 12 People)
1 pm Bamboo Class
2:45 pm - Silent Auction Ends
3 pm Live Bamboo Auction Begins
5 pm Annual Members Meeting
6 pm - Festival ends and Resumes on Sunday
Dinner - a restaurant -still to be decided...
Sunday, September 25, 2011
10 am - Festival Resumes - Plant and Craft Sales, Videos on the Screen
10:00 am - Charissa Brock - Bamboo Splitting Demonstration
12 noon - 5 pm - Bamboo As An Element Workshop Presumes
12:30 pm - Lynn Luukinen - Meet the Artist
1:15 pm - Jack Farrell - Bamboo Bow Making
2 pm - Bamboo Class
5 pm - Festival Closes
Charissa Brock, Special Guest Presenter:
Charissa Brock has been a studio artist for the past 16 years, and has spent the last decade working closely with bamboo. She received an MFA in fiber arts from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. Her work can be seen at Pucini Lubel Gallery in Seattle, Snyderman/The Works in Philadelphia, and the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, in Portland, Oregon. Charissa’s work is included in the Arizona State University Museum and the Lieberman Collection. She is the coordinator for the American Bamboo Society Arts and Crafts awards, which awards artists for their innovative use of bamboo as an art material.
