Summer workshop photos

Written By Great Basin Basketmakers

July’s Artown event was a success! We had seventeen attendees and gained three new members. Welcome Terri Holl, Katy Moses, and Dianne Sherman!

In August, we had a Tule Coaster workshop taught by Sue Ann, and an Herb Drying Basket workshop taught by Nettie. If you weren’t able to finish your Herb basket (or any past basket), come to our September 3rd meeting from 11am-3:30pm at Sparks Masonic Center and bring your unfinished basket. Karen O learned some new tricks to make the rim easier to complete. Contact Nettie by September 1st if you need any materials to finish your basket.

Great Basin Basketmakers

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.

https://www.greatbasinbasketmakers.org
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