NBO member Barbara Shapiro will be exhibiting her “Sedori Cane Vessel” in this Handweavers Guild of America international juried exhibit.
The juried exhibit features functional or nonfunctional, traditional or nontraditional forms in basketry techniques. Barbara’s piece measures 36 L x 5 W x 5 H and is made of densely plaited random weave on hex woven cane, creating an elongated, boat-shaped basket. The Japanese Sedori (scraped and dyed) cane was purchased from Jiro Yonezawa.
Great Basin refers to the geographical bowl of the area and is a source of natural weaving materials for the basketmaker, used over the centuries by the native peoples who have called the Great Basin their home. Extending the concept of using indigenous materials, this exhibit encourages and emphasizes the use of materials from the artist’s environment. The exhibit takes place during the HGA Conference from July 6 – 12, 2018 at the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada.