2010 WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

WORKSHOP - BAMBOO TECHNIQUES FOR
MIXED-MEDIA ART
Instructor: Carol Stangler
Integrate bamboo with your artistic media - wood, clay, fiber, paper – to enhance and energize your artwork. Focus will be on varied techniques of bamboo joinery and attachment. In the process, the basics of bamboo will be covered – harvesting, curing, cutting, splitting, sanding and finishing.

No experience necessary, class limited to 4 students.
$ 195 includes all materials.
To register: CLICK HERE

WORKSHOP - BAMBOO CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR THE GARDEN
Instructor: Carol Stangler
Learn how to use bamboo to make a variety of structures for the garden, from plant supports to arbors. Focus will be on design, planning, installation, and techniques of connecting – lashing, pegging, and joinery.  No experience necessary, class limited to 4 students.

$ 195 includes all materials.
To register: CLASS FILLED

WORKSHOP - BAMBOO FENCES & SCREENS
Instructor: Carol Stangler
Learn how to build bamboo fences and screens to compliment your garden or landscape. A wide range of traditional and contemporary bamboo styles will be covered. Focus will be on designing for purpose and stability; selecting appropriate bamboo; and cutting, splitting and attaching.

No experience necessary, class limited to 4 students.
$ 195 includes all materials.
To register: CLICK HERE

Thursday Nov. 4
Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens
Workshop with Carol Stangler; tours, lectures, more.

Friday & Saturday Nov. 5 & 6
Hilton DeSoto
Lectures focusing on the economic potential of bamboo in the south, including pole production, shoot production, materials for crafts and other potentials; update on flowering, ropagation and general work on River Cane; updates of bamboo in Australia, Samoa, Mexico, Latin America, and more.

Sunday Nov. 7
Bus tour to Byron, GA
USDA Fruit and Nut Station - see large stands of big bamboos.