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SPRING
RETREAT
There's
still time to register for
Retreat, but many of the classes are full, so get your forms in before
your choices are gone! Click here for the Brochure.
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Exploring
Baskets: A
show of work by members of The
guild has been invited to have a show of members' work at the Depot
Arts Center. This will be a juried show, with Danielle Bodine and Lanny
Bergner as our jurors. All guild members are encouraged to submit
entries for this show! For a small entry fee you
will be able to enter up to 5 works (a series or set of works will be
considered one entry). All items in the show must be available for
purchase.
This will be a great opportunity for beginners to get their feet wet in a gallery show, and also promote the Guild. And it's just in time for Christmas shopping! For more information and the application form: Forms in PDF format Forms in WORD format |
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| Meetings
are held on the second Wednesday of each month at the
Shoreline Historical Society Museum, 749 N 175 St, Shoreline,
WA, except in July, August and December. The Guild's extensive library
collection of books,
pamphlets and video tapes is housed at the museum for members' use
during the 6:30 to 7:30 social time, after that a
program is presented, with subjects such as
basketry techniques and materials, members' basketry travels, or unique
basket makers. Visitors are welcome to attend. |
The purpose of
our
guild is to preserve and promote the art of basket
making. Members are primarily from the states of Washington and Oregon, and range from beginning basket weavers to the professional artist. |
Besides being able to hang out with a lot of wonderful people, members get the newsletter (11 months a year), attend our annual Retreat and Basket Days, have the opportunity to learn a variety of techniques from our outstanding teachers, use our library of books and video tapes, and recieve information of "basketry happenings" around the Northwest and nationally. |
Spring RetreatEach
March we enjoy a retreat from
Wednesday through Sunday. It's open to
members of our Guild and the Columbia Basin
Basketry Guild. It's easy to become a member; you can join on the registration form!
It's a great way to relax, weave as much as you want, visit with guild members, and take classes from talented teachers. Click here for the brochure and registration. Check out some previous year's photos! You can also see photos from 2005 and 2004. The dates for the next Retreat are March 24-28, 2010. |
 Gallery Gala
Each year at our Spring Retreat a gallery is set up to showcase our members' work.Members submit up to three baskets for the Gallery. On Friday night after dinner, we open the Gallery show with a Gala. All of the wonderful baskets are available for close-up viewing while snacking on fine chocolates and sparkling cider. Our members are diverse and talented, and it is always inspiring and amazing to see what they are doing. This is our chance to share - we especially encourage beginners to exhibit their work. The theme for next year is Twice Loved! So get busy and create some wonderful baskets with recycled materials or ideas. |
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March 24-28 - Spring Retreat August 25 - Deadline for application for Depot Arts Gallery Show October 20-24 - Fall Retreat in Oregon December 3-24 - Depot Arts Gallery Show Opening, 6-9pm, Anacortes |
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Meetings
are held on the second Wednesday of the month |
| January 13 - Jill Green -
Collecting Tribal Baskets: Borneo, Tarahumara, Thailand - without
leaving home! February 10 - Sheila Wray, Elaine Twogood - Weaving Evening - Neolithic Braid or open weave March 10 - Lissa Hunter - Artist profile March 25 - Annual Guild meeting at Retreat - elections, committee reports. April 10 - Jack Curtwright, Ginnie Porter - Collecting Pacific Northwest and Alaska Native American Baskets May 12 - Michele Wipplinger from Earthhues - Natural Dyes for Basketry June 9 - Kay Harradine - Weaving Evening - Open Twined Wall Pouch or open weave September 8 - Joan Carrigan - Combining Two Passions: Basketry and Travel October 13 - TBA November 10 - Annual Holiday pot luck dinner and Gift Exchange. |
Member profiles: |
Business Member Links:
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For Information about Programs
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Learn to Weave a BasketIntroductory page:
how to weave a Pine Needle Basket. |
Guild ApparelClick here to see our attire page.You can order by emailing our Attire Chair: Sheila Wray She can deliver to Guild meetings, or via Priority mail. Attire is also available at Retreat. |
For more information about the Guild, see the Introduction Letter, or for a three-fold brochure you can print our flyer.
For Guild members who made board-approved expenditures and need
reimbursement, print out the Reimbursement
Form, fill it out and send it with your receipts to Treasurer Sally
Anaya.
For Guild Committee members' monthly information sheet, print out
the Committee
Form.
For Guild members wanting to teach at the Spring Retreat, send
in the Workshop
Proposal form.
For the July or November Basket Day: Regional Proposal
form.
For Guild members who may need a grant for projects they are
planning, download the Grant
Application Form.
This page last updated on 3 Feb 2010.
