National Basketry Organization, Inc. | PO Box 1524 | Gloucester, MA 01931-1524 USA | 617.863.0366Spirits Headed to Gravers Lane
#NBObasketartist Jan Hopkins announces a shift of venue for her piece Spirits.
Video: A Playful, Sculptural Approach to Basketry
Instructor Natalie Miebach leads students through a nontraditional process of creating beautiful woven sculptures based on stories each participant created at a recent National Basketry Organization Conference.
Quad-Cities Basketry Gets Radish Write-up
Quad-Cities Basketry Guild recently got a write up about their activities in the Radish an online and print magazine. President Sue Tucker explained the activities of the nearly twenty year old group of basket makers from in and around the Quad City area.
Elizabeth Runyon In First Solo Basketry Exhibit
The first solo exhibit of the work of #NBObasketartist Elizabeth Runyon, Twisted Traditions: The Contemporary Basketry of Elizabeth Runyon opens Oct. 30, 2014 at the Zanesville (Ohio) Museum of Art and continues through Dec. 6, 2014.
Video: Black Ash Weaving Class
See and learn how JoAnn and Steve Catsos lead a class from black ash tree splitting to finished baskets in this workshop from the 2013 National Basketry Organization Conference.
World of Threads Weekly Fiber Artist Interview
Read the latest World of Threads Weekly Fiber Artist Interview about #NBObasketartist Dorothy McGuinness of Everett, WA. Dorothy will be exhibiting in the 2014 World of Threads Festival exhibition Solo Shows & Installations in the Corridor Galleries at… Read More
Lanny Bergner
Lanny Bergner is a mixed-media sculptor, installation, fiber and sculptural basketry artist. Lanny has been creating biomorphic and geometric constructions and installations out of metal mesh since 1983. He maintains a studio on Fidalgo Island near Anacortes, Washington.
Lois Russell in Fall Fiber Art Now
Fall’14 issue of Fiber Art Now magazine includes a feature article on Lois Russell’s twined waxed linen basketry titled Lois Russell: From Familiar Roots to Distinctive Style BY ADRIENNE SLOANE
Easy Flower Vase
A future Mother-In-Law, and friend of basketmaker and NBO Board Member, Beth Hester wanted something special for the family’s upcoming rehearsal dinner party. So, Beth suggested they weave a basket around their antique Blue Mason Jars.
Step-by-step instructions.
