Big Willow and Basketry Day - Revival and Final Courses Lectures Exhibitions Baskets4life Burkina Weave Yajibelena, Burkina Faso Ingcebethu, Zimbabwe Other Projects Previous Exhibitions Gallery Publications CV   PROJECTS 2020 "Une autre Vie" Librairie Actes Sud, Place Nina Berbera, Arles 4th of February until 13th of March 2020 The exhibition "A second Life" takes place in Arles in Provence, France. The exhibition is a collaboration with Ass. Mejan, Actes Sud and the school Ecole de Domaine de Possible in Camargue. The content of the exhibition is to inspire how to change function and expression in found objects, recycled objects and old stuff, to give new life to the objects preferably with a poetic/ political or subtle approach. Alongside the exhibition 30 pupils from the school Ecole de Domaine de Possible are presented toi the same theme, where we shall teach different , simple weaving techniques, give an understanding of the willow world , an insight into how build up an exhibition and finally show the objects made in the same venue with my presentation by the end of the set time. Parents will be invited for a second opening on the 7th of March 2020. "Une autre Vie" [ 8 pictures ] Emma collaboration 29. juli - 6. August 2020 The 2016 Emma International Collaboration is a weeklong invitational event for professional and emerging artists which encourages a sharing of knowledge and skills through unrestrained art- making in a variety of media. There are no 'rules' per se, except to work and to experience the creative energy that has been assembled at this time, and in this one location. Læs mere: www.emmacollaboration.com. Tatinga Based on the positive experience weaving with makenge roots and rush in 2016, Eva and Ane Lyngsgaard is now collaborating with Mumwa Craft Ass. in Mongu and Nzito Design in Lusaka on a new project. The idea is to continue developing the tatinga design using makenge roots, but also find innovative ways of handling rush, that is found so plentyful in that area in Zambia. Anelma Savolainen from Finland has joined us as instructor in this domain. New products that contain weaving, wood and metal will be launched and marketed with the help from Nzito during the 2 years the program is running. To increase the weaver's livelihood, to create relevant and contemporary products that can supply the traditional basketry, and focus on marketing are the key substantials for this project. This project is supported by the Finnish Embassy in Lusaka. Tatinga series, 2016. Mumwa Crafts Organization Weaving with Makenge roots in Mongu, Western Province, Zambia. Mumwa Crafts Organization, Ane Lyngsgaard and Eva Seidenfaden from Basket4life initiate a coorperation in March 2016. Mumwa Crafts Association buys crafts from its members and sells them locally, regionally and internationally. It has 3,500 members comprised of 1500 male and 2,000 female and the beneficiaries are the local community. Our task and purpose is to teach different techniques and designs using local materials. Emma collaboration June 26 – August 4 The 2016 Emma International Collaboration is a weeklong invitational event for professional and emerging artists which encourages a sharing of knowledge and skills through unrestrained art- making in a variety of media. There are no 'rules' per se, except to work and to experience the creative energy that has been assembled at this time, and in this one location. See more: www.emmacollaboration.com Exchange, Baskets4Life September – October 2016 Exchange visit including courses for baskt4life members with Lupane Womens' Centre, Zimbabwe Binga Craftcentre, Zimbabe, working with street artists, Vic falls Zimbabwe, and Muwa Craftcentre, Zambia PROJECTS 2012 Basketry Training in Zambia, 2012 Click the picture above to open the book. PROJECTS 2011 Travelling to Burkina Faso, October 2011 In order to develop the shopping basket project, in particular bicycle baskets and setting new projects ahead. Baskets from Burkina Faso, Yajibilina [ 17 pictures ] Burkina Faso, 2011 [ 5 pictures ] Studying basketry in Germany and France with Joan Carrigan, June 2011 Studying basketry in Germany and France with Joan Carrigan, June 2011 [ 10 pictures ] Craft fair in Risør, Norway, July 2011 Finland, 2011 Coruse and study trip to Anna Maria Väitäinen and Simo Lappi. Course and study trip to Finland, 2011 [ 7 pictures ] Craft fair in Vallabregues, France, with Baskets4life, August 2011 Craft fair in Vallabregues, France, with Baskets4life, August 2011 [ 5 pictures ] Studying basketry in Zambia, 2011 Market in Lusaka, Zambia, 2011 [ 7 pictures ] Project start in Northern Province, 2011 [ 6 pictures ] FORMER PROJECTS Transperency and baskets at Frederecia Messecenter, 2009 Focus on bark, Vissinggaard 2009 Focus on bark was a masterclass with Joan Carrigan, Tim Johnson and Anna Maria Väaitainen as teachers. Special guests were Dororthy Gill Barnes and David Drew. We worked with bark in every thinkable ways. Focus on bark, Vissinggaard 2009 [ 81 pictures ] Lichtenfels, September 2009 The basketry fair in Lichtenfels in Germany had it’s 30th anniversary in 2009. Due to that Baskets4life were invited to create a large installation in front of the church, teach at the German basketry school, exhibit our own shopping baskets as well as the African shopping baskets at the ”Stadtschloss” and to give a number of talks on Danish basket makers, Danish traditions and the importance and innovation of the basketry going on in Denmark. We also got the opportunity to show and sell our own basketry and the African baskets in 3 stands in the market itself. It was an exciting and demanding challenge for the group. We thoroughly enjoyed being part of the huge basketry fair and it was extremely rewarding to feel what 9 people can do together when tasks are divided among us and where the dialogue is open and imagination for solving problems is huge. We hope and believe that Danish basketry once again has profiled itself as worthy, new and interesting and hope that Baskets4life can be used for similar projects in the future. Visit from Lichtensfeld, October 2010 [ 12 pictures ] Africa Now, Dialog 09, Århus, Denmark, 2009 Transparency - An exhibition in collaboration with Christophe Sawadogo from Burkina Faso. Transperance, 2009 [ 8 pictures ] Participation in the African Market with baskets and interactive teaching with the audience. Curved wodden balls made in Burkina Faso were transformed into individual designs. Baobab trees made by street kids from Ouagadouga were painted by Danish school kids and so each tree got it's own story. Dialog 09, Africa Now [ 11 pictures ] Ceramics & Willow - A challenge, Archantus, Risør, Norway, spring 2008 Course in Israel, spring 2008 Teaching and experiencing the basketry world with Joan Carrigan, fall 2008 Build up a basketry workshop at Kologh Naba in Bukina Faso in colaboration with Anne Lyngsgaard and Annette Balle and Hanne Vistisen, fall 2008 Santa Claus' Workshop in Kologh Naba, Burkina Faso. Santa Claus' workshop in Kologh Naba, Burkina Faso [ 10 pictures ] Basketry course in Israel with participation from Jewish and Arab women We visited Michal who has established a little paradise where date palms is the theme. Her goal is to show how palm trees have been used in different ways throughout time. Israel [ 14 pictures ] We also visited a number of women projects who all promoted craft activities.