Profiles of Featured Members.
I create original design, one-of-a-kind antler basket sculptures incorporating various types of deer, elk, or moose antlers with commercially sourced rattan reed and natural, respectfully hand-gathered materials from my rural setting. Drawing on my 40+ years of chair caning and wicker furniture restoration, I get a variety of weaving techniques and inspiration to create my […]
JoAnn Kelly Catsos is an award-winning black ash splint basketmaker and teacher from Western Massachusetts. JoAnn’s designs are influenced by traditional Shaker and New England splint basketry, and woven on molds made with help from her woodworker husband, Steve. She has been teaching basketry full time for 25 years. Her teaching venues include art and
Jennifer Zurick is a self-taught artist who has been professionally producing willow bark baskets since 1980. Her work has been featured in many regional and national exhibitions and in several craft related publications. The recipient of a 2010 United States Artists Fellowship and two Kentucky Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowships, Jennifer was selected for the
