Cherokee Double-wall Basket Weaving with Joshua Cooper

301 Southwest 23rd Street,Oklahoma City OK 73109

07 March, 2022

Description

Learn how to make a Cherokee Double-wall Round Reed Basket from Cherokee Artist Joshua Cooper. All supplies and materials will be provided. Class admission includes all necessary materials, and three (3) hours of instruction. Instruction includes basic lessons on the cultural and historical significance of Basketry in the Cherokee Nation, and how to start, weave, and finish a Cherokee Double-wall Basket. Instructor: Joshua Cooper. Mr. Cooper is a Citizen of Cherokee Nation and has been weaving since 2015. He learned while working as an Indian Child Welfare Specialist for Cherokee Nation Indian Child Welfare. He found that teaching kiddos weave helped children in fostercare cope by finding a better connection to their native culture. He has since taught classes to hundreds of students and has been featured in the Cherokee Phoenix Newspaper and as a guest speaker/instructor at the University of Oklahoma. He currently resides in the Oklahoma City, OK area. We are a Cherokee owned Native American Art co-op working to promote Cherokee & Native American Culture.