Sodo rėda | Straw Garden Craft Camp
Once again, Vilnius Ethnic Culture Centre invites you to explore the mysteries of straw gardens. The camp “Sodo rėda”, dedicated to the tradition of straw garden making – which is included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity –will offer a place for both skilled artists and beginners who want to learn the subtleties of this art.
From 8 to 10 August, the camp, which will take place in the Vilnius University Botanical Garden, will offer a variety of straw garden making workshops. The practical part of the camp will be enriched by morning lectures and presentations of artists’ creative work. In “Sodo rėda”, craftsmen from Lithuania and abroad will share their secrets and knowledge about the traditions of straw gardens in their region. It will also be an excellent opportunity not only to learn more about straw garden making but also to get to know modern interpretations of this art.
The workshop will be led by Lithuanian craftsmen Jūratė Bytautė (Zapyškis), Rasa Družienė (Krekenava), Bronė Gricienė (Šiauliai), Raimonda Kiminaitė (Šiauliai), Zita Kumpelienė (Vabalninkas), Danutė Norvaišienė (Vilnius), Raimundas Rotkevičius (Vilnius), Jurgita Treinytė (Kaišiadorys) and foreign guests Elaine Lindsay (Scotland) and Nanné Frémont (Finland / France).
PROGRAMME:
FRIDAY, August 8
9.00–9.30 Registration
9.30–10.00 Opening and introduction of the camp
10.00–10.45 Vytautas Tumėnas – Traditions of straw gardens and their revival in Northeastern Lithuania
10.45–11.15 A straw garden maker’s perspective. Presentation of Raimundas Rotkevičius’ work
11.15–11.30 Coffee break
11.30–12.30 Elaine Lindsay (United Kingdom) – Forty years with straw crafts: from hobby to way of life
12.30–13.30 Lunch break
13.30–15.30 WORKSHOPS
Group A: Two-level straw garden tying (Danutė Norvaišienė)
Group B: Two-level straw garden tying (Raimundas Rotkevičius)
Group C: Star tying (Rasa Družienė)
Group D: Star tying (Jūratė Bytautė)
15.30–16.00 Coffee break
16.00–18.00 WORKSHOPS
Group A: Star tying (Rasa Družienė)
Group B: Star tying (Jūratė Bytautė)
Group C: Two-level straw garden tying (Danutė Norvaišienė)
Group D: Two-level straw garden tying (Raimundas Rotkevičius)
SATURDAY, August 9
9.30–10.30 Nanné Frémont (Finland / France) – Presentation of the Himmeli Neighbourhood project and creative activities
10.30–12.30 WORKSHOPS
Group A: Double-threaded straw garden (Bronė Gricienė)
Group B: Straw elements: thistle and leaf (Elaine Lindsay)
Group C: Cylindrical garden (Zita Kumpelienė)
12.30–13.30 Lunch break
13.30–15.30 WORKSHOPS
Group A: Himmeli gardens (Nanné Frémont)
Group B: Straw garden patterns (Raimonda Kiminaitė)
Group C: Straw elements: horse (Jurgita Treinytė)
15.30–16.00 Coffee break
16:00–18:00 WORKSHOPS
Group A: Cylindrical garden (Zita Kumpelienė)
Group B: Straw elements: horse (Jurgita Treinytė)
Group C: Straw elements: thistle and leaf (Elaine Lindsay)
SUNDAY, August 10
9.30–10.00 From tradition to modernity. Presentation of Raimonda Kiminaitė’s work
10.00–12.00 WORKSHOPS
Group A: Straw elements: thistle and leaf (Elaine Lindsay)
Group B: Double-threaded straw garden (Bronė Gricienė)
Group C: Himmeli gardens (Nanné Frémont)
12.00–13.00 Lunch break
13.00–15.00 WORKSHOPS
Group A: Straw garden patterns (Raimonda Kiminaitė)
Group B: Cylindrical garden (Zita Kumpelienė)
Group C: Double-threaded straw garden (Bronė Gricienė)
15.00–15.30 Coffee break
15.30–17.30 WORKSHOPS
Group A: Straw elements: horse (Jurgita Treinytė)
Group B: Himmeli gardens (Nanné Frémont)
Group C: Straw garden patterns (Raimonda Kiminaitė)
