Events - National Basketry Organization, Inc.,
Upcoming Events:
2011 NBO Biennial Conference TRADITIONS & INNOVATIONS VI - Dates to be announced.
2010:
Aug. 22-25
Basket Potpourri with Diane Ericson
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
- Washington Island, WI
Aug. 22 - 28
Baskets
Instructor: Lee Nelson
Location: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
- Gatlinburg TN
August 27 - 29
Bent Willow Chair with Ken Workowski
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
- Washington Island, WI
August 27-31
Summer Natural Basketry Intensive
Back by popular demand. This week we will explore natural materials basketry from many angles- large and small, soft bags and tough burden baskets, and all the colors nature provides for our designs. Come with an unfinished object (UFO) or start new projects. All levels welcome. Styles include the very traditional and the completely fanciful. You choose.
Instructor: Margaret Mathewson
Location:
Ancient Arts Center - Alsea OR
Aug. 28
How to make Bamboo Cup and Spice Shaker
This course learn how to handle and hold the bamboo pole.
Cutting techniques, removing the skin techniques, etc.
Materials will be provided, however each students is required to
bring hack saw, pocket knife, sand paper. Or purchase a Bamboo
Knife and Bamboo Saw from Oshima Bamboo School prior to class.
Skill Level: Beginner.
Instructor: Keiji Oshima
Location:
Oshima Bamboo School - Edneyville, NC
September 1-October 1
Fiber & Book Art (West Coast) Exhibition 2010
The Escondido Arts Partnership will present their first juried Fiber & Book Art exhibition. Fiber & Book Artists working in Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington are encouraged to submit work to the show. Fiber work can include paper, felt, fabric, yarn, cloth, plant or other organic materials. 75% of the piece should be fiber. The Escondido Municipal Gallery is located in the beautiful downtown Escondido historic district.
Location: Escondido Municipal Gallery - Escondido CA
September 5-8
Further Adventures in Japanese Basketry with Flo Hoppe
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
- Washington Island, WI
September 10-12
2010
Land of Lincoln Basketweavers Association
Location: Camp Tuck-A-Basket
- Bloomington, IL
Sept. 11
How to Cut and Splitting the Poles
This course learn how to hold the pole while cutting with hack saw or
Bamboo saw. Show several kind of Splitting Techniques using
Bamboo knife. Practice splitting your poles with your Bamboo knife.
Bring your hack saw and Bamboo knife or purchase a Bamboo Knife
And Bamboo Saw from Oshima Bamboo School prior to class.
Skill Level: Beginner.
Instructor: Keiji Oshima
Location:
Oshima Bamboo School - Edneyville, NC
September 11-12
2010
White Oak Crafts Fair
Arts Center of Cannon County
Location: Woodbury, TN
September 17 -20
Willow Harvest and Weave with Jo Campbeii-Amsler
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
- Washington Island, WI
Sept. 18
Ohio Guild Day - Ohio Basketry Guilds
September 20 -23
Willow Basics with Jo Campbell- Amsler
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
- Washington Island, WI
September 20 -23
Heirloom Wicker Cradle with Rich Prange
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
- Washington Island, WI
Sept. 25
How to Make Bamboo Place Mat
You will learn to make your own Bamboo Place Mat.
This course will teach each student the proper using the tool, cutting,
And proper tying bamboo materials together creating Bamboo Place
Mat.
Materials will be provided however each student is required to
Bring hack saw, pocket knife or purchase a Bamboo saw from Oshima
Bamboo School prior to class.
Skill Level: Beginner.
Instructor: Keiji Oshima
Location:
Oshima Bamboo School - Edneyville, NC
Oct 3 - 9
Baskets
Instructor: Jo Campbell Amsler
Location: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
- Gatlinburg TN
October 5-10
Beyond the Basics: Willow Basketry with Jacki Bedworth
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
- Washington Island, WI
October 6-9
Textiles and Settlement - From Plains Space to Cyber
Space
Textile Society of America - 12th Biennial Symposium
Keynote speaker for the symposium will be Sheila Kennedy, an architect, whose Portable Light project creates new ways to provide renewable power in solar textiles that can be adapted to meet the needs of people in different cultures and global regions. The Portable Light uses a thin-film photovoltaic textile and LEDs to harvest electrical energy and provide a completely self-contained source of renewable power and light. The 2010 Symposium will be housed at the recently remodeled Cornhusker Marriott Hotel in downtown Lincoln.
For the first time in the organization’s history, four workshops will
be offered – pre and post conference - to expand the rich program of presentations and
exhibitions. In addition to this introduction of workshops, a limited number of scholarships will
be available to assist qualified members.
These workshops will reflect the high quality of content and expertise established by the TSA for
all of it’s programming.
Workshops include: Jacquard: A Loom of Opportunity with teacher Julie Holyoke, a textile designer and teacher at the Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio, Italy; Ralli Quilts: Treasures from Pakistan and India with teacher Patricia Stoddard, PhD, former assistant professor at Brigham Young University and author of Ralli Quilts: Traditional Textiles from Pakistan and India (2003); Feltmaking with teachers Janice Arnold, an innovative felter whose work ranges from intricately executed small-scale pieces to elaborate, site-specific art installations such as that seen at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum exhibition in 2009 and Chris Martens, a visual artist and former Fulbright Scholar with extensive research experience in Central Asian and Turkish textiles; and Investigation of Natural Dyes: Reds and Purples with teachers Dominique Cardon, Senior Scientific Researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Lyons, France and Elena Phipps, former conservator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and author of a number of publications on colors and dyes from the Andes.
Enrollment is limited but all workshops offer at least one scholarship opportunity. DEADLINE
for Scholarship Applications is JULY 1. More detailed information about the workshops and
other programming for the 12th TSA Biennial Symposium
Location: Lincoln, NB
Website:
http://www.textilesociety.org/symposia_2010.htm
Oct 15 -17
Baskets
Instructor: Peggy Wilcox
Location: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
- Gatlinburg TN
October 20-24
2010
Association of Michigan Basketmakers Convention ~ Great Baskets, Great
Friends, Great Times
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
November 12-14
2010
West Virginia Basketmakers Association Convention
Location: Alderson Broadus College - Philippi, WV
2011:
February 4-6, 2011
Georgia Basketry Association Convention
2011
Location: Roswell GA
March 25-27, 2011
CRAFTBOSTON Spring
Applications are now being accepted for Craftboston Spring and Craftboston Holiday 2011. There is only one application for both 2011 shows. The deadline to apply is September 14th, 2010.
Location: Seaport World Trade Center - Boston, MA
April 29-May 1, 2011
Lake Country Basket Guild Basket Fest 2011
Location: Washington County Fair Park - West Bend, WI
May 07-08, 2011
Misti Washington Gourd & Basketry Guild ~ Weekend in the Gardens
Location: Encinitas, CA
May 29-June 5, 2011
Association of Northwest Weavers' Guilds (ANWG)
"Exploring Fiber Horizons" Hosted by the Weaving Guilds of Oregon
Location: Willamette University - Salem, OR
June 23-25, 2011
Northern Wefts Conference 2011 MIDWEST WEAVERS ASSOCIATION (MWA)
Location: Finlandia University - Hancock, Michigan
July 07-10, 2011
MAFA Workshop Weekend 2011
Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA
http://www.mafafiber.org/
July 21-24, 2011
IWC: A CONFERENCE FOR FIBER ARTISTS
Location: Fort Lewis College - Durango, Colorado
December 9-11, 2011
CRAFTBOSTON Holiday
Applications are now being accepted for Craftboston Spring and Craftboston Holiday 2011. There is only one application for both 2011 shows. The deadline to apply is September 14th, 2010.
Location: Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts - Boston, MA
You may be able to find additional basketry events at BasketMakers.org..
Highlights below from the 2009 NBO Biennial Conference “Traditions & Innovations V” - Portland, OR (July 28 - August 2, 2009)
Jiro Yonezawa Baskets at Butters Gallery, Portland OR
Opening Reception and Keynote Address:
- “Introduction” by Michael Davis, President NBO & Co-Founder and Helen Meyer, PHD & Co-Founder
- “Pushing The Known” by Marci McDade, Editor, Fiberarts Magazine
- “Basketry Today: Boundaries, Borders & Edges” by Jo Stealey, Professor, University of Missouri
Seminars:
- “Oregon’s Diverse Basketry Traditions” by Margaret Mathewson
- “Bamboo: Plant and Art Form” by Charissa Brock
- “A Spiral Path: The Installations, Sculptural Basketry & Fiber Works” by Lanny Bergner
- “Weaving Together a Past and the Future” by Tina Fung Holder
- “History & Chronology of the Northwest American Basket Weavers Association” by Pat Courtney Gold
- “Developing A Body of Work: Creative Choices” by John Garrett
Bonnie Kahn's Wild West Gallery, Portland OR
Gallery Tour and Art Night:
- Butters Gallery
- Bonnie Kahn Gallery
- Guardino Gallery
- Art Night
- ” Portland Art Museum: View the museum and experience the collection of Native American Baskets
- “Beautiful Usefulness: Native Baskets of the Columbia River Basin” by Mary Schlick, Scholar, Writer
- “Portland: The Ancient Homeland of the Powerful Chinook Nation” by Pat Courtney Gold, Scholar, Artist
Closing Reception with the “Gretchen Miller Band”
Pre-Conference Letter From the NBO President
From Left to right Kathy Olson, Michael Davis, Patti Quinn Hill and Randy Waak with Jiro Yonezawa
Basket, First Piece of the NBO Permanent Collection
"Hopes are high here at the NBO office since we have moved forward with our convention activities. Thanks to all our Traditional, Contemporary and Native American instructors who have agreed to teach at our next Biennial Convention, "Traditions & Innovations V." This year marks a milestone for the National Basketry Organization as we celebrate our ten year anniversary.
Marci McDade, editor of Fiberarts magazine has agreed to be one of our keynote speakers. We are also honored to have Mary Schlick, speaking on Columbia River Baskets and Pat Courtney Gold lecturing on the Chinook history and culture. Ms. Schlick and Ms. Gold are both scholars who will enlighten the conventioneers with local native lore.
Please note that we can only accommodate one hundred and fifty people for this, our first gathering on the West coast, so please send in your monies or deposits early to guarantee your place and a first choice pick on classes. I continue to work on providing local exhibitions, an instructors exhibition is confirmed, as well as another show at the Guardino Gallery in Portland.
Portland is such a beautiful and accessible city with so much to offer. The convention is structured so that everyone can arrive on Tuesday and have Wednesday as a day of discovery. You can use the free city transit and literally see Portland in a day or rent a car, enjoy the city, or venture an hour out of town to discover the Gorge area with it's many spectacular waterfalls. The wine country beckons for those eager to wander in robust vineyards, tasting along the way. There will be an activities packet in your welcome bag when you register at the convention. So join us in Portland as we celebrate basketry and the ten year anniversary of the NBO! "
With warmest regards,
Michael Davis
President/NBO
Summary of Classes Held at "Traditions & Innovations V":
Miniature Bag (1 Day) Corn Husk Pouch (2 Days)* - Kelly Palmer: In this class you will learn to make a traditional corn husk flat basket, used traditionally for storage and trade. This class is for a miniature corn husk pouch/bag used for decoration. You will learn twining and false embroidery. This basket is made of cotton twine or hemp, dried corn husk and rayon raffia, which will be furnished for each participant. Two sessions to finish a corn husk pouch/bag and if time permits, a third session to make a more intricate miniature basket (necklace size). Class size 10 students. $20 supply fee
Baskets, Books & Shrines - Jo Stealey: Learn how to encase a small basket into a book or shrine. Class will focus on techniques to build a structure around a basket and develop pages of a book to tell a story. The book can be part of the incorporated piece or be a companion element. Emphasis will be placed on the construction of a box to encase the basket, secret nooks and sculptural possibilities depict the “story” the basket wants to tell. Develop a personal myth or “story” or that of someone else through this storybook basket. Students at all levels are welcome. Class size 15 students. $20 supply fee
Sticks and Stones: Netting Over Natural Forms - June Kersig-Hinson: The ancient technique of knotless netting or looping is the focus of this workshop. In this form of fiber work, the thread is not pulled against itself forming a hard knot. Rather, the stitches are tensioned, leaving a meshwork of interlocking loops of thread. It does not unravel like knitting or crochet as the thread is drawn entirely through each stitch. Participants will learn the basic techniques by netting over a stone. A demonstration and discussion of methods time will be available for creating individual sculptural forms. Sticks and stones will be provided for the armature, and wires and waxed linen for the netting. This unique, enriching experience is open to all skill levels. Class size 15 students. $50 supply fee
Creating Movement With Form and Color - Herman Guetersloh: Intermediate to advanced level. The focus of the class will be developing a doublewall sculptural basket with emphasis on variation of form, i.e. irregular and/or twisted. In addition, color patterns will be developed to enhance the form. The textural qualities of the basket will be manipulated using a variety of weaving styles. Class size 12 students. $45 supply fee
Recycled Materials/Sculptural Forms - John Garrett: This experimental workshop will explore using fiber construction methods to make forms from scrap/recycled/collected materials. Two major approaches will be presented. We will ply materials together with wire to create unique linear elements which can be woven on themselves or made into armatures. Secondly, we will explore using hardware cloth as an armature for other materials. We will also see how this versatile material can be manipulated. The instructor will also demonstrate other approaches, including folding and riveting sheet aluminum. Class size 16 students. $25 supply fee
Basketry Techniques: Working With Gut and Natural Materials - Jill Nordfors Clark: If you are intrigued by the idea of making net-like non-traditional baskets using unusual materials, you will enjoy working with wire, threads, twigs, found objects and natural hog (sausage) casing. The wet casing is an opaque white tube that can be used as a thread, as a carrier for wire or twigs, or you can create a “casing mache” by slitting the wet tubes lengthwise, then layering small strips over a form. When dry, the stitched net or layered casing hardens in the shape of the mold and is transformed into a lustrous, translucent, parchment-like material. In the workshop we will first experiment with embedding found objects within layers of casing, then we will construct a mold over which to stitch a lace-like basket, using basic netting (needle lace) stitches, twigs and hog guts as a thread. All levels welcome. Class size 15 students. $45 supply fee
Love Me, Love Me Knot - Kate Anderson: Learn basic techniques of knotting through the process of creating a useable bud/flower vase. Slide overview of contemporary basketry will be inspiring. Information covered include thread preparation, beginning the bottom, increasing and decreasing the core, adding colors and methods to finish edges. Add textures and embellishments creatively with materials you bring such as additional threads, beads, charms, buttons, shells - anything goes! Photo is similar to what will be taught in this class All levels welcome. Class size 12 students. $30 supply fee
Creating Biomorphic Basketry Forms out of Metal Mesh - Lanny Bergner: Students will learn basic techniques associated with making basketry structures out of metal mesh. They will gain familiarity with the use of the simple hand tools needed to make metal mesh structures. Students will learn surface embellishment techniques and employ some of the demonstrated techniques to a basketry structure of their own creation. Students will make one biomorphic basketry piece related to the instructor’s demonstration and they will also make any number of experimental objects using the materials provided by the instructor. Class size 12 students. $30 supply fee
Techniques in Bamboo Construction - Charissa Brock: Bamboo, a versatile and exciting material, is the central focus of this workshop. Students will explore the different ways in which bamboo can be dissected and reconnected to create structures of their own imagining. A lecture about types of bamboo and its growth habits will inform participants about the origins of the material. Demonstrations in the preparation process, bending and basic splitting techniques will be taught. Students will create small samples based on techniques taught in the class. $50 supply fee
Small Round Wasco Sally Bag (1 Day) Wasco Sally Bag Wallet w/Color (2 days)* - Pat Courtney Gold: This Wasco Sally Bag is a Columbia River basket traditionally used for harvesting and storing food. Wasco baskets are known for their geometric designs. This class is an introduction to the full-turn twine technique. You will make a small basket learning: the Wasco start, “Z” twine, the full turn twine to create geometric designs and finish with the traditional braided rim. Class size limit is 8 students $15 supply fee This class is an introduction to weaving a flat “basket”. Once the base is started, the weaving will be full turn twine, using various colors. You will sketch and graph your own design. You will learn how to add and drop colored yarns, without losing tension. Embellishments< may be added. Class size 8 students. $15 supply fee
