Work by Fred Tomah, this week on Carol Eckert’s blog, Contemporary Basketry.     ..read more

Work by Cael Chappell, this week on Carol Eckert’s blog, Contemporary Basketry.     ..read more

“Many artists and craftspeople feel that too much emphasis is put on the kinds of photos that they present of their work. It seems like the work should speak for itself, right? Actually, there are reasons why images of your work are critical.” – Marcia Young Capturing Your Work with Photography (article) Here is a helpful guide authored by Marcia Young that appeared in a past issue of the NBO Magazine. You’ll find tips and ideas to really make photography a useful part of documenting and marketing your work ..read more

Work by Catherine Romand, this week on Carol Eckert’s blog, Contemporary Basketry.     ..read more

Take some time to visit our informational page on basketry techniques and resources for basket makers. Watch a video about weaving with willow bark. Enjoy a lecture by Pat Hickman. It’s all there, and available for everyone ..read more

Work by Alexander White, this week on Carol Eckert’s blog, Contemporary Basketry.     ..read more

Congratulations to NBO member Elizabeth Whyte Schulze on her remarkable accomplishment, and the exhibition just opened at the Mobilia Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  The exhibition displays over 70 vessels Elizabeth Whyte Schulze created throughout her career of over 30 years, on view through September 2, 2023. Schulze creates vessels inspired by her travels throughout the world: Morocco, Turkey, Egypt, Peru, and France. She is particularly interested in indigenous textiles and basketry as well as petroglyph and archaeological sites. “I create basket sculptures with pine needles and ..read more

Work by Siãn Bouchard, this week on Carol Eckert’s blog, Contemporary Basketry.     ..read more

I have been making fiber art off and on for more than forty years, focusing for some time now on using coiling and knotting to make sculptural basketry forms, working with pine needles, waxed linen thread, other cords, and copper wire. My mother was an artist and gallery owner who championed indigenous folk art and contemporary crafts, exposing me to creativity from all over the world, leaving many imprints. Certainly, growing up hiking in the desert and canyons of southern Arizona did so as well. The biggest inspiration for my work continues to be the juxtaposition of shapes, textures ..read more

My foray into basketry was ignited when I signed up for a workshop with Lissa de Sailles at the National Basketry Conference 2023. Lissa taught a sculptural twinning workshop involving botanical works – baskets and wearable art. Currently I am experimenting with how I will integrate basketry methods into my sculptural objects, installations, and wearable art.  The NBO 2023 conference exposed me to a new world — a vast array of basketry expertise, methods, and materials. I have a spatial design background. The conference provided me with many pathways to consider in my three-dimensio ..read more