Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly. Oct 30, 2009
The culture center displays Apache basketry, Crown Dance figures and contemporary artwork. Outside, visitors can walk through a re-created village of wikieups. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Weaving through time Oct 17, 2009
Native American basketry represents a rich and unique traditional art ... Then, she relates, in the autumn of the year 2000 her cousin insisted that she attend a basketry class ... According to the Tribe s education director, Christine Hovind, the basketry designs originally came from the grandmothers. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
New exhibits coming to Agua Caliente Cultural Museum Oct 15, 2009
Raw Earth and Fire Clouds features Cahuilla pottery which began with the Cahuilla people long after basketry had reached a high level of artistry. At least 500 years ago, pottery techniques were adopted to supplement baskets as utensils for storage and cooking. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Kick off to the arts: A listing of local arts organizations and events for 2009-2010 Sep 18, 2009
From furniture to jewelry to fine art paintings and photography to leather and metalwork, basketry, stained glass to sculpture, ceramics and much, much more, this festival is a delight for all the senses. For information, log onto or call 803-1078. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
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Those men made baskets, too, and before LeRoy, they were the ones who demonstrated willow basketry at Schmeckfest ... Life wouldn't get in the way of willow basketry again. (Freeman Courier, SD)
George Goldsmith; physicist at BC was known for his compassion; at 86 Sep 11, 2009
The family s eldest daughter, Lynn Goldberg of Bedford, N.H., learned basketry in the Swiss school and has continued the hobby today, family said. And Mrs. Goldsmith home-schooled her eldest son in Zurich, fostering her love of teaching, which she did for 23 years in Sherborn. (Boston Globe)
The Simple Life Sep 10, 2009
There also will be early engines and farm equipment, broom-making, basketry, braided rugs, beekeeping and a petting zoo with farm animals. Mike and Diane Praull's draft horses will be hitched to their carriage and the couple will speak to visitors about how the team is hitched and cared for. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Knox County Fair Open Class Results 2009 Aug 9, 2009
Published: Saturday, August 8, 2009 6:47 PM EDT Antiques. Grand Champion Donna Kramer. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Profiles of Bay Area craftspeople Aug 6, 2009
Lesley Cantor, basketry. Cantor, 55, a self-taught Walnut Creek artist, makes vessels of woven wire and glass beads sourced from around the world. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ghana and EU launch cultural promotion initiative Jul 29, 2009
"In the northern regions the initiative has reformed the leather, smock and basketry industry by adding value to their products". Mr Michael Attipoe, Director of Finance and Administration at the National Commission on Culture, expressed concern about the fact that five years after the publication of the National Cultural Policy, the contents of the document was yet to be made public. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Community datebook (7/28/09) Jul 28, 2009
Art Potpourri, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. through Friday, Anchorage Museum, 625 C St. Shop Alaska artisans' wares including jewelry, fiber art, basketry, woodwork and more. Summer Art Potpourri is included with museum admission. (Anchorage Daily News)
In South Carolina, an economic staple is rich fodder for historical exploration Jul 26, 2009
My afternoon here moved lyrically from warm scones lavished with home-made jellies, to a tour of a house remarkably true to its original footprint and ethos, rescued by owners Raejean and Frank Beattey from a housing development, to a class taught by Margaret Green Weston in the centuries-old West African-American craft of sweetgrass basketry. The coiled basket makers of Mount Pleasant s Route 17, of whom Weston is one, today enjoy unprecedented recognition (and prices), helped by artists like... (Boston Globe)
BACKSTAGE: Performing arts league recuperating Jul 23, 2009
It sits on five acres with a formal English Romantic-style garden, period furnishings, pottery and an American Indian basketry collection. To kick off its campaign, SOHO will host a grand reopening preview party from 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday. (North County Times)
Scene & Herd: 'Accidental biographer' pens new tale Jul 17, 2009
More than 55 artists of the basketry, ceramics, painters, polymer-clay, needle arts, decorative arts, woodworkers, and metalworkers guilds will offer jewelry, baskets, paintings, cards, ceramics, prints and fabric creations. Artists will be on hand to discuss their work and what it means to be part of this society of artisans. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
College Hill Arts Festival's rep continues to grow, attract artists Jul 13, 2009
New and returning artists exhibit and sell paintings, ceramics, wood, fiber, glass, sculpture, basketry, pastels, mixed media, graphics, prints, photography and jewelry. Musical entertainment, food and a student-only gallery add to the festival atmosphere. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Peters, Musser, Lauson earn sweepstake prizes in cultural arts, photography Jul 10, 2009
Ceramics, seasonal, 2-5 pieces: 1st - Diane Schmidt, 2nd - Mary Clark, 3rd - Rebekah Ranzenberger; Ceramics sets, 2-5 pieces: 2nd - Nancy McCarthy; Ceramics animal or birds: 1st - Tawna Sikora, 2nd - Mary Clark, 3rd - Rachel Krejchi; Ceramics, any other: 1st - Mary Clark, 2nd - Rachel Krejchi; Basketry: 1st - Cynthia Yohnk, 2nd - Rainy Rogge, 3rd - Ann M. Stelzer. Decoupage: 1st - Kay Bjork, 2nd - Rebecca Koenig; Dolls (any media): 1st - Sharon Peters, 2nd - Erica Kranich; Glass etching or... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
2 Native American art shows this weekend Jul 8, 2009
About 50 artists will display works including painting, sculpture, beadwork, jewelry, pottery and basketry, according to Ruth McBride, event coordinator. Tribes represented include Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, Pima, Apache, Santo Domingo, and Ojibwa. (AZCentral -- Travel)
WOODBURY — The Arts Center of Cannon County and the Cannon Cultural Museum announce the 2009/2010 exhibition, “From Necessity to Invention: Tools, Machinery and Culture” exploring how the development of culture is directly affected by tools and machines. Jul 7, 2009
The exhibit, which opens July 9 and continues through spring 2010, looks at the advent of both hand implements and machinery on agriculture in Middle Tennessee, on the development of the white oak basketry culture and chair making tradition in Cannon County and on the production of moonshine whiskey in the area. The exhibition will also examine the Stump Jumper tradition from Reel Foot Lake in the northwestern corner of the state. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Potpourri returns Jul 4, 2009
Fiber art, basketry and woodwor are also in the offing. art. (Anchorage Daily News)
Nod to nature: Artist shares love of wildlife Jun 24, 2009
Judy Mallow's book, "Pine Needle Basketry," kept popping up in her searches, so she figured she needed to read it. With 12 pine trees in her yard, she had all the material she needed. (Florida Today)
Plains Indian powwow pageantry this weekend Jun 18, 2009
In addition to viewing the dancing, powwow attendees have the opportunity to visit 43 arts vendors and purchase jewelry, beadwork, basketry, rugs, paintings, hidework, and collectibles. Food concessions include traditional frybread and Indian tacos along with burgers, brats and buffalo burgers. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
New Exhibitions Open at PMoA Jun 17, 2009
Woven from indigenous Florida materials, she creates forms that are influenced by a mix of Asian functional vessels, traditional basketry, and her own sense of what is possible from the challenging toughness of palm fronds and flowers. Although she does not add any color to her baskets, she is able to create a great range of patterns, colors and textures that allow her work to be appreciated as fine art sculpture. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Scene & Herd: Discovering the delights of home May 21, 2009
Lexington Arts and Crafts Society s free Festival of Fibers, a collaboration of the Basketry and Weavers Guilds closes Sunday, May 24. It is located at 130 Waltham St. Gallery hours today, Friday and Sunday are noon to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Tlingit weaver wins NEA fellowship May 20, 2009
ANCHORAGE - A Sitka artist renowned for her Tlingit weaving and basketry is among the 11 Americans honored with a National Heritage Fellowship, which comes with a $25,000 prize ... ANCHORAGE - A Sitka artist renowned for her Tlingit weaving and basketry is among the 11 Americans honored with a National Heritage Fellowship, which comes with a $25,000 prize. (Juneau Empire)
A folksy kind of event May 18, 2009
Seminole Indian demonstrators take part in a family camp that re-enacts the lifestyles of their ancestors, and demonstrations on basketry, beadwork, sewing and dollmaking. Dozens of food vendors offer unique flavors, some native to the state and some from the far corners of the world, including collard greens and cornbread, chicken pilau, gumbo, barbecue, curries and gyros. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Tlingit weaver wins national honor and $25,000 May 18, 2009
Teri Rofkar of Sitka, renowned for her Tlingit weaving and basketry, is among the 11 2009 National Heritage Fellows announced by the National Endowment for the Arts last week. The NEA National Heritage Fellowships are considered America's highest award for traditional folk arts and crafts. (Anchorage Daily News)
Store marks 25 years improving lives of impoverished artisans May 11, 2009
Friendly sales clerks --- all volunteers --- greet each customer, then encourage them to browse among shelves of glistening glassware and china, handcrafted gift items, striking woven and fabric bags, scarves and other textiles, pottery, basketry, carved and stone items, children's books and toys and more. At day's end, the volunteers usually leave with their ears ringing because the doorbell sounds so often. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Elsa Peretti Collection Given to Br... May 7, 2009
Elsa Peretti has worked exclusively with Tiffany since 1974, creating personal ornaments and tableware in silver, gold, lacquered wood, glass, carved hard stones and bamboo basketry. She held her first retrospective exhibition at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York in 1990. (Suite101.com)
'Viva Mexico' fiesta, marketplace celebrates expanded WCA collection May 3, 2009
Jewelry, textiles, basketry and woven bags will be available for purchase ... In addition to acquiring sculpture, pottery, paintings, basketry, textiles and other folk art, they also bought artwork, jewelry, ceramics, basketry and woven bags for the center's gift shop. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Spotted®: The focus is on you! May 2, 2009
Work may be in watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, drawing, pottery, sculpture, weaving, fibers, basketry, photography, metal, wood or mixed media. Entries will be accepted from 2-6 p.m. May 30-31 at the Art Center on East Howell Street on the square in downtown Hartwell. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Scull Shoals fest Saturday Apr 29, 2009
Split-oak basketry, chair caning, wax candle dipping and patent medicines head the list of 19th-century crafts to be demonstrated during the Scull Shoals Spring Festival on Saturday at the site in the Oconee National Forest. The annual crafts festival and tour at the old mill town's site in Northern Greene County on the Oconee County border is sponsored by the nonprofit Friends of Scull Shoals Inc. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A small entry fee will be charged. (Athens Banner-Herald)
PCC Names Art Show Winners Apr 29, 2009
Best of Basketry was won by Jessica Moore of Winter Haven for her Egg Basket ... Basketry was won by Maritza Miranda of Winter Haven for her Potato Basket ... Basketry was awarded to Jessica Foote of Lakeland for Clock Basket. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Seven artists respond to call Apr 28, 2009
In addition to Eberman, who is an acrylics and mixed media artist, and Anna Tewes, a collage and mixed media artist, there was pastel painter and linoleum carver Anita Cook, oils painter Pam Hough, fiber artist and basketry expert Mariana Mace, garment and fiber artist Karen Tornow and photographer James Schupp. For Eberman, one of her most satisfying projects came from responding to a basket created by Mace. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Twists of the trade - Artist’s woven baskets not your grandmother’s crafts Apr 11, 2009
I actually graduated with honors with a degree in basketry from the University of Tennessee, Dyer said ... So when she left the University of Tennessee in 1976 with her basketry degree in hand and no money in pocket, she knew it was time to turn art into life ... Basketry and weaving aren t the same. (Missoulian, MT)
Jim Babbitt: Know the customer Apr 5, 2009
Little traders would come into town with Navajo blankets, silverware, basketry, arts and crafts, and trade for a new supply of canned goods, saddles and coffee. In 1891, one of those traders from Red Lake came to Flagstaff, met a very attractive woman, and her husband hauled him out and shot him. (AZCentral -- Business)
Gabrielle Powell Mar 26, 2009
She creates original baskets by combining different textures and colours of found and manufactured materials. The exhibition continues until Saturday 2 May 2009 in the Crucible Showcases. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Read Indepth Article Mar 26, 2009
With a studio based in Cobargo, NSW, Gabrielle Powell explores the traditions of basketry while incorporating contemporary techniques. She creates original baskets by combining different textures and colours of found and manufactured materials. (AbsoluteArts.com)
YESTERDAYS: Alaskan gold pays off Mar 2, 2009
At the Arts and Crafts rooms instruction will be given in the departments of metal work, basketry, weaving, netting and embroidery. For further information apply to headquarters on Tuesdays or Thursdays. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Things to do, Feb. 20-26 Feb 20, 2009
Visually, the library's features include a tall, elliptical tower with a woven-material design that reflects the native basketry of the Table Mountain Rancheria, whose members donated $10 million to the project and consider baskets "containers of knowledge.". Viewers also will be struck by the expanse of glass walls on the north side of the library overlooking the renovated Peace Garden. (Fresno Bee)
Citizens Bank will sponsor LW art show Feb 19, 2009
Every year the Lake Wales Art Show brings to the community fine art paintings of acrylic, oil and watercolor as well as sculpture, photography, basketry, wood, pottery, glass, jewelry, ceramics and more. The variety of media, subject matter and style has price points for every level of collector. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Summer Festivals Feb 8, 2009
Juried awards for basketry, basket-weaving onsite. Silversmiths, potters, painters. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Manchester, Tenn.: even nicer without the music Feb 8, 2009
Foothills Crafts Gift Shop is a nonprofit organization of more than 125 artists and craftspeople who sell handmade gifts, including needlework, weaving, basketry, pottery, woodworking, jewelry and paintings. Check out the many patterns available from quilters. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
