Materials Gathering Workshop with Artist-in-Residence Laura Korynta

Join us on an ethnobotany adventure at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center where we will hike to harvest local materials to be used for the community basket class. How to identify plants, where to source, and best times to collect will all be discussed. Register to participate in this free event at the link above. Participants in this event should meet at Eagle Bluff's Schroeder Visitors Center parking lot at 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 22nd. At 2:15, all will be heading out to the harvesting location, so to participate, you must be on time! Be prepared to be in the elements with up to 2 hours of hiking. All are encouraged to wear long pants with closed toe shoes. Sunscreen and drinking water are also recommended. Please bring garden shears, gloves. About Laura Korynta Laura Korynta is a multimedia artist with a love for working with natural materials. She is drawn to the profound human yearning to reconnect with ecosystems; her art serves as a conduit for nurturing relationships with the spaces around us. About the Residency During her residency, Laura will share how basketry can connect us with our surroundings, with our histories, and with each other by creating and facilitating a basket lending library using materials native to the driftless region. Community members and visitors can 'check out' a basket and document their relationship with the object and its use in day-to-day life in a log book. This project offers a unique way to share and experience stories through exchange, offering glimpses into the lives of others, how they move through the community, and what makes people want to call this place their home. The baskets bouncing around town will serve as a visual symbol of the intentionality to slow down and connect to our place within the ecosystem, and within the timeline of human life. All residency events are free and open to the public. Thank you to Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center for hosting this gathering! The Lanesboro Early Career Artist Residency Program is supported by the Jerome Foundation.