Register Online November 15 - January 11, 2025.
Join us for Broom Making with Aspen Golann (Honolulu)
Embark on a hands-on two-day journey into the art of broom making! In this workshop you’ll learn to design and tie various types of brooms, ranging from small whisk brooms to full-sized or double-floor sweepers. You’ll craft an array of beautiful and functional brooms including whisks, turkey wings, short-handled hearth brooms, and full- sized floor sweepers.
Throughout the workshop we’ll cover everything from material sourcing and construction techniques to weaving decorative handles, utilizing specialized tools and exploring various hand grips. Engage in lively discussions that trace the rich history of broomcorn and the tradition of broom making, drawing inspiration from both contemporary and historical brooms for your design ideas. Whether you’re attracted to the functionality of a full-sized broom or the freedom of designing your own unique pieces, this class is tailored for you.
What to Bring:
- $55 supply fee, cash
- Utility knife or box cutter with fresh blades (no exacto knives)
- 5 gallon bucket
- Scissors
- Wear long pants and long sleeved shirt
This workshop is sponsored by the Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui and is open to the public.
Your registration will be confirmed once you have paid for the workshop online by credit card.
Cancellations made through January 3, 2025 will receive a full refund. If you cancel after January 3, 2025, there will be no refund unless there is a waiting list and someone can take your place.
Questions? Contact Joan Namkoong.
Instructor Bio
Aspen Golann is an artist and furniture maker, trained in 17th and 19th century furniture making. She teaches furniture design at The Rhode Island School of Design and holds a degree from The North Bennet Street School. Aspen teaches craft workshops internationally including broom-making workshops.
Her work has been featured on NPR and PBS and published in The New York Times, Architectural Digest and several other publications. Born and raised in Boston, Aspen resides in New Hampshire. In 2022 Aspen taught broom and brush making at Donkey Mill Gallery in Holualoa, Hawaiʻi, sponsored by Hawaiʻi Craftsmen.
For more information: aspengolann.com
Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted workshop fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.
This workshop is open to adults from age 18. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui workshop may add one guest based on availability.
We require a minimum of three participants for the workshop. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if the workshop is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for workshop registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the workshop begins.
MAP Downtown Art Center (DAC) Parking: Enter the Chinatown Gateway Garage from Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $0.90 per half hour for first two hours, $1.80 for each additional half hour. 5 PM to 12 AM $3.80 until closing. All-day weekday pass: $10.00 (park in the garage between 6:00 AM and 8:30 AM, and exit by 6 PM). Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, with a maximum fee of $3.80. All transactions by credit card.
MAP to HHH Classroom
How do I get to the Studio? From the Chinatown Gateway Garage, take the elevator to the 2nd floor and walk to the large double doors on the left. Enter the gallery and turn left; we are the last door on the left, past the kitchen. If you are parked elsewhere, walk up the steps to the DAC gift shop, go past it to find the elevator, and follow the instructions above to access the studio. There is a handicap ramp if you cannot walk up the stairs for the DAC building on the Nu'uanu entrance side. Walk towards the street lights, and you will see the ramp; you will need to walk through the courtyard to the elevator.
For more information contact: classes@hawaiihandweavers.org
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