Come weave with us! Beginning this December, Master Weaver Celeste Whitewolf will be leading weaving classes in the Friends of Tryon Creeks' new Education Pavillion.
Spend the day with Celeste and leave with a finished piece! Classes are currently scheduled through January, with more details to come. See details below:
December 6th- English Ivy gathering, processing and weaving (9am - 4pm)
December 20th- English Ivy weaving (10am - 4pm)
January 3rd - Bracelets, Cedar & Lauhala (10am - 4pm)
January 17th - Cedar baskets (10am - 4pm)
January 31st - Cattail baskets (10am - 4pm)
Fee: $200 (25% donated to an Indigenous service group),
Registration coming soon.
Celeste (Cece) Whitewolf is a weaver of Nez Perce cemiitx ‘itetpe’s (“Huckleberry Baskets”) and liic kaw (“Huckleberry Hats”). Her maternal elders, members of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla, were recognized Gatherers in the Nez Perce tradition. On her father's side, Celeste descends from generations of Karuk weavers.
Cece learned the art of Karuk weaving by attending annual gatherings at tribal headquarters, where local weavers graciously taught her their art. She also studied with the Grand Ronde tribal people through their Lifeways classes in Portland, OR, learning to work with cedar and sedge under the guidance of teacher Greg Archuleta. She learned to weave Cemiitx ‘itetpe’s in a year-long project working with Master Weaver Margaret Matheson, using the baskets handed down from her grandmother as a guide.
Cece is a member of the Columbia Basin Basketweavers Guild and the Northwest Native American Basketweavers Association (NNABA). Her work has been exhibited in various locations, including the Evergreen College as part of the Teachings of the Tree projects, the yehaw Exhibition at the King Street Station in Seattle, Washington, and the Josephy Arts and Culture Center in Joseph, Oregon. She has also served for four years as an Artist in Residence at the Josephy Arts Center.
