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Become an NBO Member
When you join NBO, you join a lively community of people who care about the past, the present and the future of basketry in America.
Craft in America: Pomo Coiled Baskets
Take a moment to enjoy this video from PBS, December of 2018. Grace Hudson Museum Curator Sherrie Smith-Ferri on Pomo coil baskets. Bonus video from CALIFORNIA episode.
Contemporary Basketry: Two-Dimensional
Work by Mary Thompson, this week on Carol Eckert’s blog, Contemporary Basketry.
SAVE THE DATES – NBO CONFERENCE JUNE 20 to 24, 2023
We are pleased to announce a return to the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, for our 11th Biennial Conference!
An Artistic Journey from Korea to the Renwick
Thank you to the Northwest Designer Craftsmen for this recording of NBO member Lanny Bergner, “An Artistic Journey from Korea to the Renwick”. Lanny is a mixed-media sculptor, installation, fiber, and sculptural basketry artist. Lanny has been creating… Read More
Every 1 2022 – Exhibition Open!
NBO is pleased to present the 2022 members-only exhibit, “Every 1”, online and viewable through December 31, 2023. View and Visit the Every 1 2022 Exhibition – Enjoy!
NBO on Instagram
Even if you are not on Instagram, you can still enjoy the most recent posts about what is going on in the world of makers! Enjoy an ever-changing gallery of a wide variety of styles, colors and techniques.
NBO Basketry+ Magazine
Above: Zapp2, work by Shannon Weber Basketry + magazine is a high quality, glossy magazine published by NBO. It the only national publication documenting the work of outstanding basket makers, both traditional and contemporary, and serves as an… Read More