National Basketry Organization, Inc. | PO Box 1524 | Gloucester, MA 01931-1524 USA | 617.863.0366UPDATE: Amanda Salm in “Miniartextil”
NBO member Amanda Salm has been notified her piece, “Cruz” (above image) was accepted into a juried show opening in October in Como, Italy, in the former church of San Francesco. 230 artists submitted to Miniartextil with this year’s… Read More
PET Lamp: Basket Weaving Culture
Take a break and visit PET Lamps to read a colorful and informative article on the history of basket making. “Basketry is one of the most ancient crafts older than pottery or the carving of stone and probably… Read More
NBO Members at MUSEO Gallery
NOW: Beauty and Paradox: 10 Northwest Artists explore contemporary issues through beautifully crafted paintings, sculpture, mixed media, and ceramic works designed to express deeper paradoxical meaning. Each artist employs her unique artistic expression: ironic, whimsical, even outraged to… Read More
Barbara Shapiro at 108 Contemporary Gallery
Barbara Shapiro’s coiled waxed lined teapot basket, “Not for All the Tea in China” appears in, “Steeped: The Art of Tea,” at 108 Contemporary in Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 7 to May 21, 2017. 108 Contemporary, in partnership with… Read More
Natural Craft: Sheri Smith
NBO member Sheri Smith is featured in a beautifully illustrated article in the Register-Guard Newspaper of Eugene, Oregon. “Sheri Smith always has been a creator, learning to knit as a child and adding more skills to her artistic… Read More
Award to Lois Russell in “Excellence in Fibers”
NBO member and artist Lois Russell’s “NZ”, twined waxed linen thread, was named the winner in the Vessel Forms/Basketry category of the “Excellence in Fibers” exhibition. Excellence in Fibers is an exhibition of selected works drawn from the second… Read More
NBO Members in “New Variations in Basketry”
Traditionally, baskets were multipurpose vessels made from available materials suited to their function. In more recent times, as borders were crossed and ideas exchanged, traditional patterns, styles, and materials came to be shared internationally by artists and designers…. Read More
Danielle Bodine in “Making Marks”
NBO member Danielle Bodine has been invited to exhibit her work in the “Making Marks” exhibition at Wayne Art Center. The show, curated by Mi-Kyoung Lee, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Fibers and Textile Studies at The University… Read More
Nancy Loorem in “Northwest Designer Craftsmen” Exhibit
NBO member Nancy Loorem’s work is part of the 2016 juried “Northwest Designer Craftsmen” exhibit held at the Gallery in the Park, Allied Arts Association in Richland, Washington. Northwest Designer Craftsmen (NWDC) was founded in 1954 to promote excellence… Read More
Matt Tommey’s New Book: Every Basket Begins with a Walk in the Woods
Our hearty congratulations to NBO member Matt Tommey on the publication of his new book! “I’m excited to announce the publication of my 4th book “Every Basket Begins with a Walk in the Woods: Sculptural Works by MattTommey”…. Read More
