Silent Auction Donations— We would like to start collecting basketry-related donations for the annual Lake Tahoe Retreat silent auction ahead of time, so there will be less work in May. If you have a basket related donation, please go ahead and bring it to the next meeting you come too. We’l be happy to collect them. The auction helps cover our deposit for Zephyr Point.
The Great Basin Basketmakers (GBB) is a guild, created 39 years ago, united by a shared passion for the art of basketry —from time-honored traditional techniques to bold contemporary designs. Our mission is to make baskets, deepen our craft, and pass the art of basketry on to others. All skill levels welcome. It all started with a simple search for honeysuckle. In 1986, Mary Lee Fulkerson placed a small ad in a local newspaper hoping to find a source of the vine for her basket work. The response was immediate: fellow makers Nadine Tuttle, Diane Schaub, Kathy Ralston, Jeanne McClard, and Dora Taylor answered the call. A slide show at the Reno-Sparks YWCA in January 1987 brought everyone together — and Great Basin Basketmakers was born.
