Stickworks at Peabody

NBO member, Lynne Francis-Lunn has been volunteering on Patrick Dougherty’s latest Stickwork sculpture at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Patrick and a team of 50 volunteers has been working on the yet to be named work… Read More

Peggy Wiedemann : Fantastic Fibers 2015

Peggy Wiedemann has two pieces in Fantastic Fibers 2015, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, Kentucky, April 11 to June 6, 2015.

Nancy Koenigsberg

Suspended by Nancy Koenigsberg

Nancy Koenigsberg has been engaged in one form or another with textiles for most of her life, from early knitting commissions to a needlepoint business and since the mid 70s working in art textiles.

Peggy Wiedemann

#NBObasketartist Peggy Wiedemann wrote to share where her coiled pineneedle sculpture is or will soon be on exhibit early in 2015.

Beyond Materials

Dorothy Gill Barnes - HAYSTACK RIVER BASKET

The work of renowned Ohio artist Dorothy Gill Barnes will be showcased in the Ohio Craft Museum’s upcoming exhibition, “Beyond Materials: Artists Pushing the Boundaries of Basketry.” On view February 1–March 22, the show will also feature forms by seven contemporary basketmakers from across the country.

Land Art Grindelwald 2014

Created by Lithuanian artists Marijus Gvildija and Maret Khasianov for the Grindelwald Land Art Festival in Switzerland.

Carol Eckert shares a post from her blog of an installation by Lithuanian artists Marijus Gvildija and Maret Khasianov for the Grindelwald Land Art Festival/Switzerland. Thirteen teams from ten countries participated in the 2014 edition, gathering natural materials to construct ephemeral works in the landscape.

Elizabeth Runyon

Greek by basket artist, Elizabeth Runyon

“I am inspired by nature, animals, space and the concept of home. I especially like to explore the limits of reed, a traditional basketry material. I feel like my work is a dialogue with reed.” __Elizabeth Runyon

Karen Gubitz : In Threes

This installation by Karen Gubitz has been featured in Carol Eckert’s Contemporary Basketry blog post, In Threes. This installation was completed by Karen as part of her entry for ArtPrize – Grand Gathering, Installation for the Grand Rapids… Read More

Donna Crispin : Cloth, Paper, Scissors Q&A

Donna Crispin - Woven Collar

#NBObasketartist Donna Sakamoto Crispin has been featured in an artist Q&A by Cloth Paper Scissors published by Interweave.

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.