Fishsticks Basketry School

Seventeen years ago Fishsticks was begun by two individuals combining creativity, business skills and a passionate energy to develop an educational resource in basketry.

Judy Zugish, a truly creative artist, developed fresh ideas with fresh herbs and garden classes. Contemporary basketry with unusual and natural materials, rich in technique, are an extension of her personal artistic directions. Judy teaches across the United States as well as in the garden studio in Marysville, Washington. Her work is displayed in a number of galleries in the Northwest and throughout the country, and has been shown internationally as well. Judy has also studied in Europe, SE Asia, Japan and Australia.The school is set amidst Bouquet Banque, Judy's 2 acre nursery and perennial gardens.

Bill Roeder is a fine craftsman and teaches traditional basketry in ribbed, molded and woven styles using refined materials. Bill places emphasis on basketry weaving techniques using traditional materials - reed, willow, cane and bamboo. He is a specialist in the preparation of materials including skeined willow and bamboo. Bill studied at the German Basketry School in September, 2003and 2005, and taught skeined willow at John Campbell Folk School in November of the same 2003. He returned to Germany for private lessons with Herr Schneider , retired director of the School, in October 2007.

We continure to periodically host selected guest teachers. In the past, these instructors have come from as far as London and Tokyo as well as many from across the United States. These are usually advanced classes featuring new techniques or materials not often available in the Northwest. Judy also offers a multitude of classes of all levels at the studio in Marysville and in our additonal location in Rugby, Tennessee. These include many classes exploring natural materials, both wild and from the garden. She continures to teach at conventions and invitational venues across the United States. Several galleries represent Judy's creative contemporary work. Much of her gallery work uses skeined willow, a material of which she is particularly fond, and is pushing to new heigths. In 1998, Judy and Bill organized a tour of basketry and gardens in the Kyushu Prefecture of Japan. In the fall of 2002,they took a small group to the West Country of England for a personalized tour of willow basketry and gardens.

Bouquet Banque Nursery - "Visit a basketmaker's garden where a mature planting of perennials and old-fashioned shrubbery greets you. Fiber plants and fragrant lilies set the tone for a graceful wander through woven willow sculptures and on to the studio filled with handmade baskets - some in progress, others completed - where you will soon see that a good portion of Judy's plantings become works of art."

Open: By appointment. Located at 8220 State Avenue, Marysville, Wa 98270 ph 360-659-4938 fax 360-658-2398 e-mail: fishsticks@greatnorthern.net See the Nursery Section for more info. Ever popular with the garden groups, Judy still has openings in the 2008 schedule for garden and basketry lectures.

To Visit the Nursery -Take exit #200 east from I-5 to State Ave. Turn right (south), go to second driveway, right turn up and over the railroad tracks. (small oval sign says "Bouquet Banque Gardens") Turn left down lane to parking area near greenhouse.


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	Seventeen years ago Fishsticks was begun by two individuals combining creativity, business skills and a passionate energy to develop an educational resource in basketry. Judy Zugish, a truly creative artist, developed fresh ideas with fresh herbs and garden classes. Contemporary basketry with unusual and natural materials, rich in technique, are an extension of her personal artistic directions. Judy teaches across the United States as well as in the garden studio in Marysville, Washington. Her work is displayed in a number of galleries in the Northwest and throughout the country, and has been shown internationally as well. Judy has also studied in Europe, SE Asia, Japan and Australia.The school is set amidst Bouquet Banque, Judy's 2 acre nursery and perennial gardens. Bill Roeder is a fine craftsman and teaches traditional basketry in ribbed, molded and woven styles using refined materials. Bill places emphasis on basketry weaving techniques using traditional materials - reed, willow, cane and bamboo. He is a specialist in the preparation of materials including skeined willow and bamboo. Bill studied at the German Basketry School in September, 2003and 2005, and taught skeined willow at John Campbell Folk School in November of the same 2003. He returned to Germany for private lessons with Herr Schneider , retired director of the School, in October 2007. We continure to periodically host selected guest teachers. In the past, these instructors have come from as far as London and Tokyo as well as many from across the United States. These are usually advanced classes featuring new techniques or materials not often available in the Northwest. Judy also offers a multitude of classes of all levels at the studio in Marysville and in our additonal location in Rugby, Tennessee. These include many classes exploring natural materials, both wild and from the garden. She continures to teach at conventions and invitational venues across the United States. Several galleries represent Judy's creative contemporary work. Much of her gallery work uses skeined willow, a material of which she is particularly fond, and is pushing to new heigths. In 1998, Judy and Bill organized a tour of basketry and gardens in the Kyushu Prefecture of Japan. In the fall of 2002,they took a small group to the West Country of England for a personalized tour of willow basketry and gardens. *Bouquet Banque Nursery* - "Visit a basketmaker's garden where a mature planting of perennials and old-fashioned shrubbery greets you. Fiber plants and fragrant lilies set the tone for a graceful wander through woven willow sculptures and on to the studio filled with handmade baskets - some in progress, others completed - where you will soon see that a good portion of Judy's plantings become works of art." Open: By appointment. Located at 8220 State Avenue, Marysville, Wa 98270 ph 360-659-4938 fax 360-658-2398 e-mail: fishsticks@greatnorthern.net See the Nursery Section for more info. Ever popular with the garden groups, Judy still has openings in the 2008 schedule for garden and basketry lectures. *To Visit the Nursery* -Take exit #200 east from I-5 to State Ave. Turn right (south), go to second driveway, right turn up and over the railroad tracks. (small oval sign says "Bouquet Banque Gardens") Turn left down lane to parking area near greenhouse.

2008 Basketry Classes