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Sign up for one of these great workshops.  Nancy Moore Bess will teach two workshops: one on August 8-9 and the other on the10th, as well as a lecture on the 7th and her show opening at the Fountainhead Gallery. Check out the workshops! |
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 the professional artist to beginning basket weavers. |
Jackie Abrams
Workshop Jackie Abrams will be teaching a workshop September 26-28: DOUBLE-WALLED BASKETS - PAPER WEAVINGS. Click here for the registration form. |
| 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. A program is planned around such subjects as basketry techniques and materials, members' basketry travels, or unique basket makers. The Guild's extensive library collection of books, pamphlets and video tapes is housed at the museum for members' use. | Basket Day Basket Day is coming up July 19th! Click here for a look at the workshops, and print out your registration page here. |
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 RetreatWe had a great turnout for this year's Retreat! Thank you for coming!Each
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, or just
print out the membership form and
mail it in!
It's a great way to relax, weave as much as you want, visit with guild members, and take classes from talented teachers. We have a great time! Check out some previous year's photos! You can also see photos from 2005 and 2004. Next year's Retreat will be March 18-22, 2009. |
 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 this year was The Four Elements: Earth, Air, Water, Fire. We had a fantastic showing - so many wonderful pieces of art. Thanks to all who participated. |
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| July 19 - Basket Day at Meridian Park in Seattle. Registration form. August 7-10 - Nancy Moore Bess lecture (Thurs. 7th) and workshops in Burien. September 17-21 - Oregon Retreat: Tidal Twinings, Lincoln City, OR September 26-28 - Jackie Abrams workshop November 22 - Regional Basket Day at Sequim Prairie Grange in Sequim March 18-22, 2009 - Spring Retreat, Pilgrim Firs, WA |
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Meetings
on the second Wednesday of the month |
| January 8 - Project day - bring a
project,
or questions, or learn how to photograph your baskets. February 13 - Weave a Candle Basket with Sally Anaya. Learn to weave this Nantucket style votive candle holder with: wooden base, glass votive, cane weavers on reed spokes, and a twined waxed linen rim. Sally will bring samples of ideas for optional decorations that you can add later on your own. Materials fee: $7.00. Tools to bring: Packing tool, shears, small scissors, tapestry needle. March 12 - Preserving the Heritage of German Fine Skein Willow Basketry, Bill Roeder. March 29 - Annual Guild meeting at Retreat - elections, committee reports. April 9 - Dawn Glinsman will be speaking about her research findings on Native Basketry in the Northwest. May 14 - Basketry Projects from Your Backyard for Children or beginners, Melinda West. June 11 - Taking That Next Step With Your Work, a panel discussion with moderator Mary Irvine and panelists Jan Hopkins, Sylvia White and Leon Russell. September 10 October 8 November 12 - Annual Holiday pot luck dinner and Gift Exchange. |
Member profiles: |
Member Links:
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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
Hanna Mandt.
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 4 June 2008.
