+ baskeNATIONAL BASKETRY ORGANIZATIONtry FALL 2019 | ISSUE 76 NATIONALBASKETRY.ORG he board and staff returned from the biennial NBO BOARD conference in Kentucky exhausted—but & STAFF invigorated—by a week spent in the midst President of a vibrant and enthusiastic community. The Carol Eckert Tcuriosity and generosity of participants as they explored Tempe, AZ many diverse approaches to basketry was inspiring. The Vice President chance to exchange ideas and information, whether in a Lindsay Ketterer Gates classroom or around a dining table, is one of the great Farmington, PA values of our conference, and the rich knowledge and Treasurer experience of members is an essential and valuable asset Betty Kagan St. Louis, MO to NBO. Gathering together is a wonderful opportunity to share thoughts and goals as we all work together to Secretary Ann Coddington support basket makers and expand our field. The board introduced Champaign, IL our new logo at the conference membership meeting, and this issue features the new magazine design and title. NBO has an exciting future ahead. Jo Campbell-Amsler Monticello, IA Nick DeFord Knoxville, TN Andrea DuFlon Carol Eckert, President Portland, OR Emily Dvorin Kentfield, CA hat a fantastic summer NBO had this year. Those Jo Anna Hickman of us who attended Tradition and Innovation in Phillipsburg, NJ Basketry 10 celebrated together at banquet dinners. Pat Hickman Conference attendees learned new basket-weaving Haverstraw, NY techniques from master instructors in 13 intensive workshops over Katherine Lewis W Mount Vernon, WA four days. Scott Gilbert’s tour of the baskets and history of the local Marilyn Moore area introduced us to places and people with a passion for basketry. Iowa City, IA Leon Niehues NBO formed a new partnership in collaboration with Western Huntsville, AR Kentucky University’s Kentucky Museum and the Art Department. Jean Poythress Koon We worked closely together over the past year to bring our Morattico, VA Conference to WKU and with it the Basketry Now Exhibition to the glorious gallery in the Norman Sherfield Kentucky Museum. Gina Telcocci’s installation workshop All for One in the Garden Gallery Eureka, CA is now on display in an adjacent gallery. Both will remain at the Kentucky Museum through Jennifer Tang-Limon December 1, 2019. We also engaged two graduate students through the WKU Department Agua Dulce, CA of Folk Studies to work on special projects for NBO. Joel Chapman created a video of Past Presidents Joanna Schanz and Jane Sauer, our 2019 Lifetime Achievement Awardees, that can be seen Lois Russell on our website. Aaron Kiser was our documentarian who conducted interviews and took Boston, MA photographs of people important to the NBO community. The final product of Aaron’s Emily Dvorin Kentfield, CA project will be kept in both the WKU and NBO archives. Advisory Board In this issue of Basketry+ we are excited to share with you feature articles on P. Jill Green Polly Allen Chicago, IL and Nancy Koenigsberg, basket makers in the Basketry Now Exhibition. It is a wonderful Beth Hester opportunity to find out more about their individual processes. There also is a Conference Scottsville, KY Wrap-Up article, including photographs that will give you a sense of what took place and Judith Nast who attended. A variety of comments accompanying these images will provide you with Gloucester, MA some personal perspectives at the conclusion of the conference. Lois Russell Boston, MA We hope you enjoy reading this issue of Basketry+ as much as we did in creating the content! Amanda Salm Pacific Grove, CA Jo Stealey Columbia, MO Pam Morton, Executive Director Staff P.S. All of us at NBO are grateful to our magazine advertisers. Executive Director, Pamela Morton We thank them for their continued support. Administrative Manager, Joan Ciolino OUR MISSION: The National Basketry Organization is an inclusive Production services by + community of makers and enthusiasts whose purpose is Y OUNG BASKETRY to promote awareness, inspire creativity, and foster appreciation M EDIA G ROUP for the heritage and artistry of basketry. Inc CONTENTS HERE: Nancy Koenigsberg, Suspended Cubes; polynylon coated copper wire; 16 x 16 x 16” CATHY CARVER CATHY CONFERENCE Nancy Koenigsberg: INTRODUCING 2 RECAP 16 High Wire Act By Anne Lee Josh Mason: Tradition and Innovation in Basketry 10 , Nancy Koenigsberg has been an advocate 25 Fishing with Bark the National Basketry Organization’s for and leader of the contemporary fiber arts By Carrie Anne Vanderhoop 10th Biennial Conference, provided a week movement. She has created and championed A member of the Squaxin Island Tribe, of learning and inspiration in the midst textiles for most of her life. In Koenigsberg’s Josh Mason became an apprentice to of a vibrant and enthusiastic community. wire sculptural forms, she explores light and Ed Carriere, replicating ancient Salish space. She believes in showing her artistic basketry. He was able to join the team BASKETRY NOW hand in a piece, harkening back to when through the support of the Squaxin Island 6 AWARDS both materials and method eschewed the Tribe and institutions in the region, such By Heather Sealy Lineberry use of machinery. Koenigsberg’s experiences as the University of Washington Burke The Basketry Now exhibition award and accomplishments give her a unique Museum’s Bill Holm Center for the Study recipients were recognized at Tradition perspective on the world of fiber in general of Northwest Native Art, which provided and Innovation in Basketry 10, juried and sculptural basketry in particular. a teaching grant. He continues to work by Heather Sealy Lineberry, Senior Curator, with Carriere and teaches weaving Arizona State University Museum. ROOTS OF BASKETRY classes himself, passing on the knowledge he has gained. ARTIST PROFILES Generationally Linked MEMBERSHIP 22 Archaeology: The Study of P. Jill Green: Ancient Salish Sea Basketry 26 APPLICATION 9 Breaking the Rules By Carrie Anne Vanderhoop CALENDAR By Barbara Delaney The unconventional partnership of Ed Carriere OF EVENTS Basketry artist P. Jill Green has traveled and Dr. Dale Croes has resulted in ancient 27 under the radar for a number of years, Salish basketry being excavated and re- ON THE COVER: enjoying her work and creating artful pieces created, exposing designs and methods that P. Jill Green, Light but never stepping into the spotlight. had previously been lost. Carriere, member Catcher 2019 1; 2018; However, after receiving an Honorable of the Suquamish Tribe and expert basket dyed cane and round Light Catcher reed, waxed linen; Mention award for her weaver, joined Croes, who has worked in 7 x 11 x 12”; Seattle, basket at the National Basketry Organization’s equal partnership with tribes at archaeological Washington;+ Photo BASKETRYexhibit this year, that is about to change. wet sites throughout the Northwest Coast. credit: Paul deRoos CONTENTS CONFERENCE RECAP The Community Gallery & Kentucky “ Museum Gallery spaces were great! TRADITION & INNOVATION IN BASKETRY 10 NATIONAL BASKETRY ORGANIZATION’S 10TH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY – BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY JULY 16 – 20, 2019 I had a great time and learned a lot. The people I always enjoy seeing “ were very friendly. I hope to go again! “ everyone and their work. 2 FALL 2019 | WWW.NATIONALBASKETRY.ORG MIKE HAZARD Appreciated the warm welcome from WKU…the welcome message at the banquet, escort to the dining hall at lunch on the first day, and their presence throughout “ the conference. They were all weaving enthusiastically LOVED it all . even the hills . and going out on their own with “ the sculpture along the hills. “ the techniques learned. WWW.NATIONALBASKETRY.ORG | FALL 2019 3 The sense of adventure and “ experimentation was a lovely surprise! “ Enjoyed being with the people in the class. I love the Know Your Instructor presentation and More Basketry exhibition. “ They’re both community builders! Thanks for making it a great experience. Loved the whole conference! 4“ FALL 2019 | WWW.NATIONALBASKETRY.ORG “ Immersive Workshops Gallery Residencies Gift Shop View & purchase Craft Fair work Youth Art from the BASKETRY NOW exhibition Years in the Making exclusively 50 online! http://bit.ly/ LINDA FIFIELD BasketryNow10 www.petersvalley.org WWW.NATIONALBASKETRY.ORG | FALL 2019 5 NATIONAL BASKETRY ORGANIZATION BASKETRY 1 CLAY BURNETTE Hole in One AWARD OF EXCELLENCE EXCELLENCE OF AWARD 2017; pine needle basketry; 8 x 10 x 16″; Columbia, South Carolina NOW www.clayburnette.com For more than 42 years, I have explored the endless possibilities of coiling longleaf pine needles. I gather and dry pine needles AWARDS and use them randomly, sometimes dyed or painted and at other JURIED BY HEATHER SEALY LINEBERRY times in their natural state. I take a contemporary, non-functional, spontaneous approach, allowing the shapes to “just happen” with a little coaxing from my hands as I work. JEFF AMBERG 2 JILL NORDFORS CLARK Trellis 2018; layered and stitched hog casing, plum twigs, drawings; 31 x 14 x 8″; Tacoma, Washington The native people of Canada and Alaska, who historically used seal and walrus gut to make clothing and vessels, inspire my work with hog gut. Needle lace has been my lifetime focus. Since stitched dried gut is stiff and will stand on its own, 1 making 3D baskets combining these familiar lace stitches with hog gut is a natural transition. Recently, I have been combining stitched and layered gut with photographs, TOM HOLT drawings, and vintage lace. JONATHON BASSETT JONATHON 3 ANNEMARIE O’SULLIVAN Curled Trap 2018; stripped willow; 130 x 120 x 45 cm; Enfield, United Kingdom www.annemarieosullivan.co.uk I work with willow, sweet chestnut, and other coppice wood to create baskets and architectural installations. My work is a response to the curves and marks of the landscape, my material, and what I know and love about the ancient craft of basketry.