mid-day GOURD WORKSHOP Thursday, July 10, noon. Here’s another ancient skill that you’ll enjoy learning. Each person will work on turning an ornamental gourd into a bowl for eating, or perhaps a canteen, ladle, or plate. There are several skill sets involved, and we'll talk you through them so you'll understand the mechanics of making […]
GOURD WORKSHOP -- Learn to make a bowl, cup, or spoon! August 23, 10 a.m. You will learn how to clean and process a traditional gourd grown for utilitarian purposes. These are the hard shelled gourds that probably originated in Africa, and were common all across the American Southwest. Your job will be to clean, […]
PRIMITIVE TECHNOLOGY: FIRE WORKSHOP Saturday, September 6, 10 a.m. We will take a walk and you will see the woods that are used to make the most basic methods of fire-production: The bow and drill, and the hand drill. You will also see the plow, and flint and steel. You will learn by doing. You […]