Jean Poythress Koon in Multiple Exhibitions
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NBO member Jean Poythress Koon has shared the news of multiple exhibitions where her work has appeared or is currently showing. Shown above, “A Copper Fly Trap”, will be appearing in the third annual “Excellence in Fibers” juried exhibit presented by Fiber Art Now at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles in San …
Pat Moritz “Painted Desert”
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NBO member Pat Moritz’s work ”Painted Desert” will appear the international juried Great Basin Basketry exhibit as part of the Handweavers Guild of America 2018 Convergence in Reno, Nevada. This exhibit features functional and non-functional, traditional and non-traditional forms employing basketry techniques. The exhibit takes place during the HGA Conference from July 6 – 12, …
Barbara Shapiro in “Great Basin Basketry”
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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 …
Larry Page in Identi-TEA: 16th Biennial Teapot Exhibition
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NBO member Larry Page has two of his “Metropolis” teapots featured in the Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design’s Delmar Loop Gallery exhibition in St. Louis, Missouri. Juror Bruce W. Pepich has selected the best works entered in all craft media from both emerging and established artists. “Visually, one can usually identify a teapot because …
Rooted, Revived, Reinvented: Basketry in America
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Above: Detail from coiled feather basket, c. 1890. Sumac, devil’s claw, wool, quail feathers Rooted, Revived, Reinvented: Basketry in America chronicles a history of American basketry from its origins in Native American, immigrant, and slave communities to its presence within the contemporary fine art world. Baskets convey meaning through the artists’ selection of materials; the …
Instructional Video: Spiral Weave Basket
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A GREAT GIFT! For yourself, for someone you know, or to have something fun to do! NBO is pleased to offer an instructional video for basket makers of all levels. Flo Hoppe demonstrates, in step-by-step detail, how to create a spiral weave basket done with a 3-rod wale. All the techniques in this basket are …
Willow Resource Guide
Learn Basketry Skills, Members in the News
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The Winter 2015 issue of the NBO Magazine included a resource guide for willow materials. Download your copy of the resource guide here:
All Things Considered VIII : Invited Artists
Members in the News, NBO News, Previous NBO Events
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All Things Considered VIII Exhibition, gallery of invited artists, including the conference faculty, previous Lifetime Achievement Winners, staff members and board members.
NBO Welcomes Three New Board Members
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Please take a moment to contact our new board members, and welcome them. Lindsay Ketterer Gates, a studio artist from Milford, PA, best known for her sculptural work. Her work is in many permanent collections including The Museum of Art and Design in NYC, and Yale University Art Gallery. Lindsay’s work has been featured on …
Video: A Playful, Sculptural Approach to Basketry
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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.
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