Chinese Knot Tying with Sarah Bell

Chinese Knotwork is an ancient folk art once practiced throughout China as a way to communicate, bestow well wishes and blessings, and decorate humble belongings. In this beginner class you will explore the skill, technique, history, and symbolism of traditional Chinese knotting. We will learn basic and compound knots and their meanings that you can use to create fanciful jewelry and decoration. Participants will leave this class with several large decorative knots. For this workshop, participants will need to be able to use fine motor skills. All materials provided. Additional rope will be available for purchase. The instructor does suggest bringing a pair of tweezers. This class is for ages 18+. The minimum for this class is 5, and the maximum is 12. If the class does not meet the minimum, participants will be refunded. Tickets are non-refundable once the registration deadline ends. Please email Mary Bell, Program Director, at mbell@kentuck.org with any questions.  Kentuck workshops are non-refundable after the registration closes. If you would like to cancel before the deadline passes, please email mbell@kentuck.org or call 205-758-1257. If the class does not meet the minimum by the registration deadline and the workshop is cancelled, all participants will be refunded their registration fees. About Sarah Bell: Sarah Bell is an artist, farmer, and educator based in Birmingham, Alabama. Descended from Chinese and American ancestry, she grew up using art and creativity as a way to find a sense of connection to her experiences of familial migration, grief, and home. She is greatly influenced and inspired by the use of natural and sustainable materials, ancestry of people and land, as well as ancient craft processes and land tending techniques that interweave into her daily engagement with place, materiality, and its impermanence. Made possible in part by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.