9/8/2008
The art of basket weaving will be taught during a class by Alan Miller and Martha and Kelly McCourt at Hawks Nest State Park on September 13 and 14. Hawks Nest continues to add artisan programs to its already world-class scenic view attraction and popular dinner theater docket.
There will be three classes, according to Willa Grafton, park programmer. The basket workshop on September 13 is a napkin basket. The class begins at 2 p.m. On Sunday, September 14, the basket workshop is a fall wall basket and the class begins at 1 p.m. The herringbone pattern chair repair class is also Sunday at 1 p.m. The materials needed for the projects, except the chair, are provided as part of the classes.
“I think the most unusual is the chair bottom class,” Grafton says. “Students must bring an old four-rung chair needing a bottom and, by the end of the workshop, a family heirloom or yard sale find is whole again.”
Miller and the McCourts conducted classes in June that began a series of artisan classes at this popular state park. “Our nature center and lodge are perfect settings for smaller hands-on learning programs. Artisans like Alan Miller and an upcoming October dye class with Ann Craven are genuinely interested in teaching and sharing their craft. We saw parents and children attend the previous workshops and learn a craft together. Many make their basket as a gift for a special family member.”
Information about basket weaving, the basket style and workshop costs are posted online on the Hawks Nest events page or by calling the park direct.
Hawks Nest is located in Ansted in Fayette County. A year-round destination, the park features a lodge, Wi-fF access, restaurant, picnic shelters, nature center, special events and a nine-hole mountain golf course. The picturesque view from the lodge aerial tram or the older park area developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s has welcomed visitors and photographers to one of West Virginia’s most outstanding view sheds.
For more information about Hawks Nest State Park, overnight opportunities and special programs such as Miller/McCourt basket and chair bottom weaving classes, you may call (304) 658-5212 or go online to: www.hawksnestsp.com.
Contact Information
Willa Grafton
304-658-5212