Nancy Loorem Adams “Daphne”
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Nancy Loorem Adams,’ sculpture Daphne was accepted into the Excellence in Fibers IV exhibition in print which will be published in the 2019 winter edition of Fiber Art Now. Carol Sauvion of Craft in America, Perry Price, the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, and Beth McLaughlin of Fuller Craft Museum served as jurors. In conjunction …
Elizabeth Runyon in “Fiber Arts Now – Excellence in Fibers”
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NBO member Elizabeth Runyon is included in the juried exhibition of Fiber Art Now magazine’s Excellence in Fibers, currently on exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. Fiber Art Now magazine highlighted innovative, contemporary textile art in their Excellence in Fibers issue (Vol 7, issue 2, Winter 2017). In an exhibition of the same name, the …
Danielle Bodine and Jan Hopkins in “Excellence in Fibers 2017”
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Danielle Bodine’s piece, Moonlight Flight category winner for “Installation Works” and Jan Hopkin’s piece, Sturgeon Moon category winner for “Vessel Forms/Basketry” in the Fiber Art Now magazine’s Excellence in Fibers will be on exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. Fiber Art Now magazine highlighted innovative, contemporary textile art in their Excellence in Fibers issue (Vol 7, issue …
Progressive Randings
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This is a wonderful resource from the Fall 2011 issue of the NBO Magazine. Written by Flo Hoppe and Cynthia Taylor, it is a close look at variations in weaving that can be used across all media.
Martha Bird at Minnesota History Center Library Gallery
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Weaving Wellness: Art, Community, and Mental Health Resilience is an exhibit guest curated by NBO member Martha Bird. The exhibit started as a project when two baskets of Martha’s were acquired earlier this year by the Minnesota Historical Society who then invited her to engage in curating a show that paired and explored objects from …
Nancy Loorem Adams, HGA Award Winner
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During the recent Handweavers Guild of America conference in Reno, Nevada, NBO member Nancy Loorem Adams was awarded two significant prizes in the Great Basin Basketry Exhibit. Congratulations, Nancy!
Basketry: The Art of Willow Craft
Learn Basketry Skills, Members in the News
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Book review by Lise Bech
Danielle Bodine in “Terrain: Exploring a Common Ground”
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NBO member Danielle Bodine is exhibiting her sculptures along with other artists in the show “Terrain: Exploring a Common Ground” at MUSEO Gallery for the month of October. Please join the artists for the opening reception Saturday, October 6, 5-7pm. The show runs through October 29, 2018, at the Museo Gallery in Langley, Washington. Above: Floating Islands, 11”Hx26”Wx8”D …
Danielle Bodine at MUSEO Gallery
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NBO member Danielle Bodine will be exhibiting her fiber sculptures at MUSEO Gallery for the month of August. Please join the artists for the opening reception Saturday, August 4, 5-7pm. The show runs through August 26, 2018. Above: Photo Credit: Michael Stadler. The Wild Hares (Grouping 24”Wx25”Hx12”D) Mulberry papers cast on coiled baskets, painted, collaged, and embellished with “tongs” and …
NBO Members in HGA’s “Small Expressions” Exhibit
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Small Expressions is an annual, international, juried exhibit featuring high quality, contemporary small-scale works. Small Expressions is sponsored by the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc., to showcase small scale works created using fiber techniques in any media, not to exceed 15 inches (38 cm). NBO exhibiting artists include Nancy Briemle of Pleasanton, California, and Peggy Wiedemann of …
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