Happy Valentine's Day

I love basket weaving..... how about you? 

Whimsy Exhibit

 Whimsy

Carrol Arts Center, Westminster MD

January 17th - March 5

In conjunction with the Icons of Animation, the CCAC Community Gallery is hosting an exhibit featuring work inspired by fictional characters by local artists.  It features a variety of mediums and characters from the world of Disney, anime, and more.

Queen Grimhilde's Baske of Poison Apples
Reed Basket with Needle felted apples

As a basket maker I am drawn to how many fairy tales include baskets.  Dorothy carries Toto in a basket; Little Red Riding Hood takes a basket of goodies to her grandmother; and Queen Grimhilde disguises her evil intentions toward Snow White by offering her a basket of apples.   The past few years I have been experimenting with needle felting.  This exhibit entry is a merging of my two interests – basketry and needle felting.  The purple basket, signifying royalty, holds seven appealing apples. One apple sits outside the basket with a bite taken out, revealing the poison inside.

Happy New Year

 

I am looking forward to a year full of opportunities to gather with friends, old and new, to weave baskets and more.  Regardless of what 2022 brings, I know I will keep on weaving.  

Best wishes for the days ahead!

Sharon

Merry Christmas

 

At Christmas and in the New Year,

may you find  Peace and Joy.

Happy Weaving to All!

Sharon

CCAC Members Show 2021

The 19th Annual Members Show is currently on display at the Carroll County Arts Center.  This yearly exhibit showcases the talents of current members.  The display includes a wide variety of mediums by local artists.

Once again I am taking part.  This year I submitted a mixed media wall hanging.  A random weave of reeds, grasses and vines are framed within twisted vines forming a diamond shape.  Natural and dyed fibers reflect the fall countryside. 

The exhibit is open during normal gallery hours through the end of the month.  Be sure to stop in and admire all the work. 

 

 

Odyssey 2021

After months and months of waiting, Central Pennsylvania Basket Weavers Guild hosted the 20th Annual Weaving Odyssey weekend.  Over a hundred participants, including 20 first time attendees, enjoyed four days of fun, basket weaving and fellowship.  Every possible effort was in place to insure a safe environment for everyone.  

Dianne Glexiner lead the Thursday evening workshop.  I wove a colorful rectangle basket with triple twining and a twill weave.  The colorful twined band is similar to the Flying Geese pattern used by quilters. 

Friday I joined Anne Bowers as she taught us a basket she calls "Fat Bottomed Girl".  The basket utilizes wide, double spokes in its construction an both round and flat oval weavers to achieve its curvaceous shape. The vessel is topped with a leather handle. 

If you want to learn to weave a successful cathead base take a class with Diane Gleixner. Her technique will insure the basket is shaped with even, distinct  points of a cathead.  Her basket called Fancy Cat included triple twining, paired triple twining and adding overlays.  

 

I ended my weekend making a whimsical,  multicolored vessel accented with sprigs of contorted willow.  Anne Bowers calls this basket Wild Hair.  

Four baskets in four days!  What could be better.  

For more information about CPBWG go to :

www.centralpabasketguild.com

Woven: Willow, Reed, and Grasses

Mobius Strip

 

 Seven artists used different types of plant materials to create works of art in the current exhibit at the SHAPE Gallery in downtown Shippensburg, PA. Traditional baskets, gourds and pine needle vessels are include as well as mixed media sculptures and wall hangings.

Four of my mixed media woven sculptures are in the exhibit that runs through September 25, 2012.   Two of the sculptures include twisted wood found on my farm. 

Scoop #1 and Scoop #2

 

SHAPE Gallery is located at 19 East King Street, Shippensburg, PA.  The exhibit is open during regular gallery hours and is free and open to the public.    For more information visit their website: www.ShapeArt.org