National Basketry Organization, Inc. | PO Box 1524 | Gloucester, MA 01931-1524 USA | 617.863.0366Peggy Wiedemann in “Accessories”
NBO member Peggy Wiedemann is featured in this exhibition that features artwork of accessories: bags, shoes, jewelry, hats, belts, eyewear, scarves. purses, man-purses, backpacks, etc. Jurors Andrea Caron and Amy Smith defined “accessory” as “an object or device… Read More
Sarita Westrup – “The Tension of Connection”
NBO 2023 Conference Instructor Sarita Westrup was recently featured in an interview with Glasstire, Texas Visual Art. In 2022, Arts Fort Worth announced its new Emerging Artist Residency Program. The program provides one artist with a non-residential studio… Read More
Ed Eugene Carriere (Suquamish) Named 2023 NEA National Heritage Fellow
Congratulations to Ed Eugene Carriere (Suquamish) for being named a 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow. “For more than 40 years, the NEA has annually presented these lifetime honors in recognition of the diverse cultural traditions… Read More
Spotlight: Paula Gron, Fiber Artist
NBO Member Paula Gron is a featured artist on the Create Whimsy blog. “Always an artist, Paula Gron has evolved from creating sculptural baskets to designing and constructing 3D fiber art. Inspired by nature, she explores life-giving seeds… Read More
Barbara Shapiro in “The Color of Water”
NBO member Barbara Shapiro has had a piece selected for “The Color of Water,” an exhibit at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts in Sebastopol, California. Her work, Troubled Water is made of hexagonally plaited sedori cane globe that supports… Read More
Elizabeth Runyon in “From Lausanne to Beijing”
Congratulations to NBO member Elizabeth Runyon, who has had 3 of her woven sculptures juried into the the 11th “From Lausanne to Beijing International Fiber Art Biennale”. Runyon was invited to submit three works in conjunction with this… Read More
Polly Sutton and Gail Tremblay are SOLA Award Recipients
Congratulations to Polly Sutton and Gail Tremblay on their 2022 SOLA Awards! Founded in 2016 by Seattle artist Ginny Ruffner, the SOLA Awards…
Kadey Ambrose and Sarita Westrup Chosen for ACC Emerging Artists Cohort
Those familiar with NBO online programs and member exhibits will know the names of these two artists recently selected to be designated among the 2022 American Craft Council Emerging Artists Cohort. “Through facilitated workshops, presentations, and conversations, these… Read More
The Basket Weaver’s Basket Song
NBO member Sherri West sent along this wonderful story to share with the basketry community: The Basket Weaver by DeAnn Rasmussen August 1, 2022 I learned to weave baskets in the early 1980’s, when I lived in Minneapolis,… Read More
Nancy McKeown – “Coiled Pine Needle Basketry Stitch List”
NBO member Nancy McKeown is pleased to announce the publication of her book, “Coiled Pine Needle Basketry Stitch List”. Nancy is a prolific graphic artist who has worked producing projects for both print and web within a variety… Read More
