Handcrafted Broom Making w/Dani Ashner

Service Description

Only 8 spaces available, so grab your spot! This workshop will be a two-day Appalachian-style broom-making deep dive where you will leave with a solid foundation in broom making and full sweeping set that you've made with your own hands. DAY ONE We get comfortable with the materials by making a wrapped handle henwing broom, take a break, and then make a woven handle henwing broom. By the end of the day, you're sure to be inspired and ready to move on with more technique. DAY TWO To start the day, we will make a cobweb-style broom and then move on to a stitched floor broom using simple tools you can access easily. This workshop is perfect for beginners who wish to learn broom making and/or intermediate students who would like to deepen their current knowledge of the process. It will also create a solid foundation for future broom-making endeavors in which you can explore different styles or further customize your brooms. You Will Go Home With - Woven handled hen wing broom - Wrapped handled hen wing broom - Woven cobweb broom - Floor broom About Your Instructor Danielle Ashner is a Kansas City-based artist. She graduated from KU with a bachelor's degree in fine arts with a minor in art history. She is presently working in broom making and ceramics. Her work tends to be primarily influenced by an adoration of earth, planets, anthropology, metaphysical themes, and esotericism. You can find her work at ground-folk.com or @ground.folk on Instagram. This workshop is for adults and hosted at the Wild Arts Learning Center in Springfield, MO. For locals: just out east Sunshine and around the bend from Turner's Station off J Hwy. The address and directions are emailed upon booking. BOOKING: If you don't see available dates within 30 days from the day you are looking, click "Book" and the next available class date will pop up.